RESOURCES IN THAILAND

Abstract

GEOGRAPHICAL SKETCH Thailand is regarded, from the point of view of climate, a tropical country. She is situated in Southeastern Asia with the Shan States on the north, Laos and Cambodia on the north-east and east, Malaya and the Gulf of Thailand on the south, and Burma on the west. The land area is about 503,000 square kilometers and has a population of approximately 25 million. Geographically, the country falls into four different natural divisions: Northern, Central, Eastern, and Southern regions. The northern part consists of a number of forest-clad mountains which are drained by numerous streams, some of which join to form the Menam Chao Phya. This is one of the most important rivers running through the central region, a vast plain composed of numerous intersecting water courses. The plain is flooded every year which is beneficial to paddy and fish.