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in Thailand:
General: The Kingdom
of Thailand is a country in Southeast Asia. To
its east lie Laos and Cambodia; to its south,
the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia; and to its
west, the Andaman Sea and Myanmar. Its capital
and largest city is Bangkok.
Currency: The baht is
the currency of Thailand. It is subdivided into
100 satang. The issuance of currency is the responsibility
of the Bank of Thailand.
A baht is also a unit of weight
for gold and is commonly used in jewellers and
goldsmiths in Thailand. 1 baht = 15.244 grams
(15.244 grams is used for "raw" gold
or bullion; in the case of jewellery,
1 baht should be more than 15.16 grams).
Language: Thai
is the national and official language of Thailand
and the mother tongue of the Thai people, Thailand's
dominant ethnic group. Thai is a member of the
Tai group of the Tai-Kadai language family. The
Tai-Kadai languages are thought to have originated
in what is now southern China, and some linguists
have proposed links to the Austroasiatic, Austronesian,
or Sino-Tibetan language families. It is a tonal
and analytic language. The combination of tonality,
a complex orthography, relational markers and
a distinctive phonology can make Thai difficult
to learn for those who do not already speak a
related language.
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