Thailand was initially called Siam. It changed its name officially to Thailand in 1939.
The national capital is Bangkok. It is also Thailand's largest city.
The country has an area of 198,456 square miles.
It's population is approxiamately 61,000,000 people.
The major religions are Buddhism and Islam.
Thailand is the only country in Southeast Asia to have never been taken over by a European power.
