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Thailand is in Southeast Asia and is approximately the size of France or Texas.
It has Burma for a neighbor to the north and west. Malaysia and the Gulf of
Thailand are to the south. Cambodia is to the southeast and Laos is to the
northeast.
The Golden Triangle is the northern area where Thailand,Burma, and Laos intersect. Its name is derived from the golden fields of poppies that were once abundant. Through the Golden Triangle and along the Eastern Laotian border flows the Mekong River from its origins in Tibet. Other rivers are the Ruak, Kok, Ping, Yom, Nan, Lao and other numerous tributaries. Eastern Thailand or Isan (pronounced e-san) is a mostly arid plateau where cattle and some farming is done. Central Thailand is the heartland of the country and is the rice belt. Western Thailand is a mostly a wilderness area. South Thailand is a heavily populated Isthmus extending down to the Malaysian border. |
