Fun facts about Thailand
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Thailand was known by outsiders before 1939 as Siam.
Thailand
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand, and formerly known as Siam until 1939, is a country located in Mainland Southeast Asia. It shares land borders with Myanmar to the west and northwest, Laos to the east and northeast, Cambodia to the southeast, and Malaysia to the south.
From the “Etymology” section
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The earliest evidence of rice growing in Thailand is dated at 2,000 BCE.
Thailand
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand, and formerly known as Siam until 1939, is a country located in Mainland Southeast Asia. It shares land borders with Myanmar to the west and northwest, Laos to the east and northeast, Cambodia to the southeast, and Malaysia to the south.
From the “History” section
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The Kingdom of Funan was the first and most powerful Southeast Asian kingdom at the time, around the 2nd century BCE.
Thailand
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand, and formerly known as Siam until 1939, is a country located in Mainland Southeast Asia. It shares land borders with Myanmar to the west and northwest, Laos to the east and northeast, Cambodia to the southeast, and Malaysia to the south.
From the “History” section
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Thailand is the only Southeast Asian state never to have been colonised by a Western power.
Thailand
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand, and formerly known as Siam until 1939, is a country located in Mainland Southeast Asia. It shares land borders with Myanmar to the west and northwest, Laos to the east and northeast, Cambodia to the southeast, and Malaysia to the south.
From the “Politics and government” section
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In 1939, Prime Minister Phibun changed the country's name from 'Siam' to 'Thailand'.
Thailand
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand, and formerly known as Siam until 1939, is a country located in Mainland Southeast Asia. It shares land borders with Myanmar to the west and northwest, Laos to the east and northeast, Cambodia to the southeast, and Malaysia to the south.
From the “History” section
Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: User:Thanyaki · Public Domain