Capital: Bangkok (Krung Thep - City of Angels)

Population: 65 million    
Language: Thai (English is spoken in most tourist areas)    
Religion: Buddhist 95%, Muslim 4%, Christian & other 1%    
Time Zone: UTC +7    
Telephone: Country dialing code: +66    
Internet Country Code: th    
Electricity: 220V/50Hz American style plug

Time Difference & Opening Hours
Thailand is 7 hours ahead of GMT and 6 hours ahead of CET (Central European Time).
Most shops are open at least six days a week from 8am to 8pm.

 

Foreign food is readily available – there are a number of western fast food franchises with outlets in Thailand as well as many, many, independent restaurants.

There are many Thai restaurants locally. Thai food has many distinctive flavours: curry, fish, meat, coconut, chilli - all freshly cooked to your own order.

Foreign food and Thai food are both considerably cheaper than you would expect to pay at home.

Drinking Water Drink bottled water. Ice is produced from purified water under hygienic conditions.

 


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