1. THAILAND
By:The Ferntastic Coffee

2. Population
• Thailand’s population is about 61.5 million
people which consists of mainly
Buddists,Islam and Christians.A tiny but
influential community of Sikhs in Thailand and
some Hindus also live in the country's
cities, and are heavily engaged in retail
commerce. There is also a small Jewish
community in Thailand, dating back to the
17th century.

3. Flag
• The flag of Thailand shows five horizontal
stripes in the colours red, white, blue, white
and red, with the middle blue stripe being
twice as wide as each of the other four. The
colours are said to stand for nation-religion-
king, an unofficial motto of Thailand,red for
the land and people, white for Theravada
Buddhism and blue for the monarchy, as
having been the auspicious colour of King
Rama VI.

4. Language
Thai is the national and official language of
Thailand and the native language of the Thai
people, Thailand's dominant ethnic group.Thai
is spoken in many parts of the world such as
USA,Canada,Cambodia and France.Here are
some Thai words translated to English.

5. Translations in Thai
• :boy
• :coffee
• :lazy
• :fern
• :Pakistani

6. Cuisine
Thai cuisine is famous for the blending of four
fundamental tastes:sweet,spicy,sour and salty.
Most of the dishes in Thai cuisine try to
combine most, if not all, of these tastes. It is
accomplished by using a host of herbs, spices
and fruit, including: chilli, galangal, garlic, lime
leaves, basil, sweet
basil, lime, lemongrass, coriander, pepper, tur
meric, and shallot.

7. Sports
• The most popular team sport in Thailand is
football. Muay Thai (Thai boxing) is probably
the most popular spectator sport in Thailand.
The other main indigenous sport is
takraw, which is similar to volleyball, but
played with their feet and a light rattan ball.
There is a Swan Boat circuit where the villages
field teams compete. The international
invitational race is usually in November.

8. Tourist Attractions
Thailand offers a great variety of attractions. These
include diving sites, sandy beaches, hundreds of
tropical islands, varied night-life, archaeological
sites, museums, hill tribes, exceptional flora and bird
life, palaces, a huge amount of Buddhist temples and
several World Heritage sites. Many tourists follow
courses during their stay in Thailand. Popular are
classes in Thai cooking, Buddhism and traditional
Thai massage.

9. Tourist Attractions
Only the most austere ascetics can resist shopping when in
Thailand. Bangkok is renowned for its main shopping malls
down town, offering an astounding variety of international
and local brands. Towards the north of the city, and easily
reached by skytrain or underground, is "Chatuchak
Weekend Market". It is possibly the largest market in the
world, selling everything from household items to live, and
sometimes endangered,animals. The "Pratuna Market"
downtown, is nearly totally specialised in fabrics and
clothing. The night markets in the Silom area and on
Khaosan Road are mainly tourist orientated, selling items
such as T-shirts, handicrafts, counterfeit watches and
sunglasses.

10. Thailand’s national animal
Deeply rooted in Thai culture, elephant training has traditionally
been a familial heritage passed down through the generations.
Before 1989, most domestic elephants were used for logging
business and forest service to haul logs up mountains. This became
illegal as widespread destruction of Thailand's forests resulted in
worsening monsoons. Unlike the elephant populations of India and
Africa, 95% of Thailand's elephants are domesticated working
elephants and privately owned. Today most work for mahouts is in
the tourist business, since elephant rides are popular among
travellers to Thailand.
In Thailand, tame elephants are regarded as a type of livestock and
are not covered under Thailand's Conservation Act of 1992. If
legally owned, there is minimal protection or welfare for them
under Thai law.

11. Thank You