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fiogf49gjkf0d THAILAND IS A SOUTHEAST ASIAN KINGDOM ALMOST EQUIDISTANT
BETWEEN INDIA AND CHINA. IT HAS AN AREA OF 510,000 SQ KM
AND SHARES BORDERS WITH BURMA TO THE WEST AND NORTH, LAOS
TO THE NORTHEAST, KAMPUCHEA TO THE WEST AND MALAYSIA TO
THE SOUTH.
THAILAND IS DIVIDED INTO SIX MAJOR REGIONS: THE MOUNTAINOUS
NORTH; THE SPRAWLING NORTHEAST PLATEAU, LARGELY BORDERED BY
THE MEKONG RIVER; THE CENTRAL PLAIN, ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST
FERTILE RICE AND FRUIT GROWING AREAS; THE EASTERN COASTAL
PLAIN WHERE FINE SANDY BEACHES SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF SUMMER
RESORTS; WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS AND THE PENINSULA
SOUTH WHERE ARRESTING SCENIC BEAUTY COMPLEMENTS ECONOMICALLY
VITAL TIN MINING, RUBBER CULTIVATION AND FISHING.
THE MOST IMPORTANT RIVER, THE CHAO PRAYA, FLOWS ACROSS THE
CENTRAL PLAIN TO THE GULF OF SIAM. ITS DELTA IS CRISS -
CROSSED BY HUNDREDS OF TRIBUTARIES AND MAN-MADE CANALS,
WHICH IRRIGATE THE RICE-FIELDS AND PLAY A TRADITIONAL ROLE
IN TRANSPORT.
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