Thailand

Thailand is a country at the centre of the Indochina peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and the southern extremity of Burma. Its maritime boundaries include Vietnam in the Gulf of Thailand to the southeast, and Indonesia and India on the Andaman Sea to the southwest.

Did you know that:
1. Thailand was actually known as Siam until 1939 (and again from 1945 to 1949).
2. Siamese cats are native to Thailand.
3. The largest living lizard is native to Thailand. The monitor lizard can grow as long as 7 feet.
4. Muay Thai boxing, Thailand’s national sport, is known as “the art of eight limbs”.
5. It is illegal to step on any Thai currency.
6. The Garuda is the national and royal symbol of Thailand.