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Thailand
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Thai Prathet Thai [land of the free], officially Kingdom of Thailand, constitutional monarchy (1995 est. pop. 60,271,000), 198,455 sq mi (514,000 sq km), Southeast Asia. Occupying a central position on the Southeast Asia peninsula, Thailand is bordered by Myanmar on the west and northwest, by Laos on the north and east (the Mekong River forms much of the line), by Cambodia on the southeast, and by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia on the south. Bangkok is the capital and by far the largest city. Administratively, the country is divided into 76 provinces.—continue at Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. (Copyright © 2002-2008 Columbia University Press.)
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Pronunciation:  t ´l nd´´, -l nd from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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