| Population: |
| 65,068,149 |
| Ethnic
groups: |
| Thai
75%, Chinese 14%, other 11% |
| GDP
(purchasing power parity): |
| $506.5
billion (2007) |
| GDP
(official exchange rate): |
| $196.6
billion (2006) |
| GDP
- real growth rate: |
| 4.0%
(2007) |
| GDP
- per capita (PPP): |
| $9,200
(2007) |
| Labor
force: |
| 36.65
million (2007) |
| Unemployment
rate: |
| 1.50%
(2007) |
| Industries: |
| tourism, textiles and
garments, agricultural processing, beverages,
tobacco, cement, light manufacturing such as
jewelry and electric appliances, computers and
parts, integrated circuits, furniture,
plastics, automobiles and automotive parts;
world's second-largest tungsten producer and
third-largest tin producer |
|
| Industrial
production growth rate: |
6% (2006)
|
| Exports: |
$148.4
billion f.o.b. (2007)
|
| Exports
- commodities: |
textiles and footwear,
fishery products, rice, rubber, jewelry,
automobiles, computers and electrical appliances
|
| Imports: |
$138.6
billion f.o.b. (2007)
|
| Imports
- commodities: |
| capital goods, intermediate goods and raw
materials, consumer goods, fuels |
|
