Thailand

by Elizabeth J. Hawks

You should know thisThailand is a nation in the heart of Southeast Asia's continental territory. Entirely tropical Thailand has a variety of ecoregions, including the steep wooded regions of the northern border, the bountiful rice fields of the middle plains, the wide plateau of the northeast, and the wild coastlines of the small southern peninsula.
Thailand was predominantly an agricultural nation until the second part of the 20th century, but since the 1960s, a growing number of people have relocated to Bangkok, the capital, and other cities. There are other major cities, including Chiang Mai in the north, Nakhon Ratchasima (Khorat), Khon Kaen, and Udon Thani in the northeast, Pattaya in the southeast, and Hat Yai in the extreme south, even though the greater Bangkok metropolitan region continues to be the country's most important urban hub.