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1. Thailand
KNOW YOUR COMMUNITY
KNOW YOUR WORLD
A PROGRAM OF GLOBAL TIES AKRON
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2. Nathan Fox
I am from Alliance,Ohio
I love the city of Akron. Everything about the city
embodies me!
I am an AYA Social Studies major at the University of
Akron
In the future I plan to teach 7th-12th Social
Studies/History
SPEAKER NAME

3. HISTORY AT A
GLANCE
Thailand
MAJOR HISTORICAL
DATES
YEAR EVENT
1782
1917
1932
1939
1942
Siam is founded
Joins WWI on the side of the
Allied Powers
Siamese Revolution
Siam changes name to Thailand
Enters WWII and declares war on
the Allied Powers

4. MAP OF THE COUNTRY
Thailand LAND SIZE:
198,117 square miles
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Photo obtained from
nationsonline.org

5. Thailand
COMPARED TO
OHIO/US
Comparison Data:
The United States is _19_x
bigger than the size of
Thailand
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Photo retrieved from
Wikimedia Commons

6. Google Earth Trip University of Akron to
Thailand
Thailand

7. Thailand
Full Name: Thailand
Population: 69,947,216
National/Independence Day: December 5th
Capital City: Bangkok population 10,722,815
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GENERAL
INFORMATION

8. Thailand
AREA:
● Highest Point – Mount Inthanon – 8,481 ft
● Lowest Point – Gulf of Thailand - max depth of 279 ft
LATITUDE/LONGITUDE (ABSOLUTE LOCATIONS):
Bangkok: 13.7563 N, 100.5018 E
Phuket:7.8804° N, 98.3923° E
Pattaya City: 12.9236°N, 100.8825° E
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9. Thailand
QUICK FACTS ECONOMIC DATA
FRONT & BACK OF CURRENCY
CENTRAL BANK:
MONETARY UNIT:
The Bank of Thailand
Thai baht
Photo retrieved from
gregtodiffer.com

10. Thailand
GDP DATA (est. 2019_):
Total: $543.5 billion
Per Capita: $7,807
Compared to per capita of:
United States:
$65,297.52
Central African Republic:
$467.91
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NATURAL RESOURCES:
Tin, gypsum, feldspar, and cement
MAIN EXPORTS:
MAIN IMPORTS:
Crude petroleum $18.3 billion, integrated circuits $8.5
billion, vehicle parts $6.15 billion, and gold $5.12 billion
Exporting from
China $45.7 billion, Japan $28.9 billion, United States
$13.7 billion, and Malaysia $13 billion
Office machine parts: $16.4 billion,
Cars $9.55 billion, integrated circuits $ 8.73
billion, and delivery trucks $8.23 billion
Exporting to the United States $32.2 billion,
China 29.1billion, Japan 23.8 billion, and
Vietnam 11.8 billio

11. Thailand
Major Languages Spoken:
Central Thai (85% of Population)
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LANGUAGES &
RELIGIONS
Major Religions:
Buddhism 95%
2nd Official Language: Isan
Other Languages: Northern Thai , Southern Thai
Official Religion: no official religion
Other Religions: Muslim 4.6%, Catholic Christians .%, Hindu, Sikh,
and Jewish equal the last 1%

12. Thailand
QUICK FACTS GOVERNMENT
GOVERNMENT
STRUCTURE:
CURRENT
LEADER:
VOTING
LIBERTIES:
Category
Constitutional
monarchy
Name
Type
Governing
Document (Est)
Constitution of the
Kingdom of Thailand
(2007)
Prayut Chan-o-cha
(2014)
Position
Prime minister
Allowed (Yes/No)
Age
18 years old
Restrictions
Yes
To vote citizens must
be nationals of
Thailand either by birth
or 5 years of
citizenship

13. Name: Wat Arun- This a famous Buddhist temple in
Bangkok
© KT Formen / Flickr (4)
FAMOUS
LANDMARKS
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Name2: Haew Suwat Waterfall- Famous Thailand
water fall at the Khao Yai National Park
© BerryJ / Wikimedia Commons (5)
Thailand
Name3: Maya Bay- Famous beach in Ao Nang,
Thailand
© Vyacheslav Argenberg / Flickr (6)

14. Thailand
MODERN
CULTURAL
PRACTICES
IMPACT OF THE WORLD
RELIGION OF Buddhism
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PICTURE HERE (BIBLE,
KORAN…)
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Religion News (8)
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IMPACT
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Photo retrieved from factsanddetails.com(10)
Jiamsak Tongrung /
EyeEm / Getty
Images (9)
Photo retrieved
from
factsanddetails.
com (7)

15. Thailand
GENDER ROLES
GIRLS/BOYS &
MEN/WOMEN
GENDER ROLES:
Traditional, yet
increasingly
progressive

16. Thailand
TRADITIONAL
DRESS
MEN
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retrieved
from
holidify.co
m (11)
© thanannopthanoch
thongmam/Shutterstock (12)

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TRADITIONAL
DRESS
WOMEN
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Thailand Photo retrieved from
holidify.com (14)
Photo retrieved
from holidify.com
(13)

18. Thailand
EVERYDAY
LIVING
DAY IN THE LIFE OF A
CHILD
Obedient
Hard Working
https://www.youtube.com/wat
ch?v=sKCD1TJ6gS8
https://www.youtube.com/wa
tch?v=c92WzXNVRdo
Outgoing

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Thailand
TRADITIONAL &
CONTEMPARY
MUSIC, DANCE,
SPORTS, FOLK TALES,
CUSTOMS
All photos
retrieved from
Canva (15)

20. Thailand
NATIONAL
FESTIVALS &
HOLIDAYS
HOLIDAY/FESTIVAL
New Year’s Day
Makha Bucha Day
Chakri Day
Songkran Festival
Labor Day
Royal Ploughing
Ceremony
Visakha Bucha Day
Constitution Day
DATE
January 1
February 26
April 6
April 13-15
May 3
May 10
May 26
December 10
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Water-splashing during the
Songkran Festival in
Thailand (Dreamstime) (16)
Royal Ploughing Ceremony.
Picture retrieved from
Chulabhorn Graduate
Institute (17)

21. Thailand
FOOD Southern Thai food
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Thin rice noodles and pork broth
Kerabu
Photograph
taken by
Austin Bush,
CNN (18)
Photo taken by
Austi Bush, CNN
(19)

22. References:
1- https://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/thailand-
region-map.htm
2-
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thailand_%E2%
80%93_U.S._area_comparison.jpg
3- http://www.gregtodiffer.com/whats-on-thai-money/
4-© KT Formen / Flickr retrieved from
https://theculturetrip.com/asia/thailand/articles/thailands-
10-most-iconic-landmarks/

23. References:
● 5-© BerryJ / Wikimedia Commons retrieved from
https://theculturetrip.com/asia/thailand/articles/tha
ilands-10-most-iconic-landmarks/
● 6-© Vyacheslav Argenberg / Flickr
https://theculturetrip.com/asia/thailand/articles/tha
ilands-10-most-iconic-landmarks/7-Photo
● 7- from factsanddetails.com
http://factsanddetails.com/southeast-
asia/Thailand/sub5_8b/entry-3212.html

24. References:
● 8-Photo retrieved from World Religion News
https://www.worldreligionnews.com/religion-news/buddhism/new-
movement-demands-that-buddhism-be-made-the-official-religion-in-
thailand
● 9-9-Jiamsak Tongrung / EyeEm / Getty Images retrieved from
https://www.learnreligions.com/thailand-religion-4685924
10-Photo retrieved from factsanddetails.com retrieved from http:/
● /factsanddetails.com/southeast-asia/Thailand/sub5_8b/entry-3212.html

25. References:
● 11- Photo retrieved from holidify.com retrieved from
https://www.holidify.com/pages/traditional-dress-of-thailand-2277.html
● 12- © thanannopthanoch thongmam/Shutterstock retrieved from
https://theculturetrip.com/asia/thailand/articles/chut-thai-thailands-
beautiful-traditional-dress/
● 13-Photo retrieved from holidify.com retrieved from
https://www.holidify.com/pages/traditional-dress-of-thailand-2277.html
14-Photo retrieved from holidify.com retrieved from
https://www.holidify.com/pages/traditional-dress-of-thailand-2277.html

26. References:
● 15- All pictures retrieved from Canva
● 16-Water-splashing during the Songkran Festival in Thailand
(Dreamstime) Retrieved from
https://www.wanderlust.co.uk/content/your-introduction-to-songkran/
● 17-Royal Ploughing Ceremony. Picture retrieved from Chulabhorn
Graduate Institute retrieved from
https://www.cgi.ac.th/thai_culture/national_festivals/royal_ploughing_cer
emony

27. References:
● 18-Photograph taken by Austin Bush, CNN retrieved
from https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/southern-
thailand-food-cmd/index.html
19-Photograph taken by Austin Bush, CNN retrieved
from https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/southern-thailand-
food-cmd/index.html