3.  THAILAND IS ONE OF THE WORLD’S BIGGEST
RICE PRODUCERS AND EXPORTERS. RICE IS
GROWN IN PADDIES (WET FIELDS), WHICH ARE
NATURALLY WET FROM RAINFALL, OR ARE
ARTIFICIALLY FLOODED.
 RICE IS PICCKED BY HAND. THAI PEOPLE EAT
RICE WITH ALMOST EVERY MEAL. THAI FOOD
IS FAMOUS FOR BEING HOT AND SPICY, AND
IS USUALLY EATEN WITH A FORK AND SPOON,
NOT WITH CHOPSTICKS.

6.  THE ROYAL PALACE IN BANGKOK WAS THE
OFFICIAL HOME OF THE KINGS OF THAILAND
FROM THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY,
ALTHOUGH THE CURRENT KING DOESN’T LIVE
THERE. IT CONTAINS MANY DIFFERENT
BUILDINGS, THE MOST FAMOUS IS THE
TEMPLE OF THE EMERALD BUDDHA, WHICH IS
THE MOST IMPORTANT RELIGIOUS SYMBOL
FOR THAI PEOPLE. BUDDHISM IS THE OFFICIAL
RELIGION OF THAILAND.

9.  ELEPHANTS AND TIGERS USED TO LIVE IN THE
WILD IN THAILAND. THEY ARE NOW
ENDANGERED, AND CONSERVATION
PROJECTS ENSURE THAT THEY SURVIVE AND
LIVE IN GOOD CONDITIONS.

10.  THAI BOXING IS A SPECIAL FORM OF BOXING
WHERE YOU CAN KICK YOUR OPPONENT WITH
YOUR FEET, AS WELL AS HIT THEM WITH
YOUR HANDS AND ARMS.