THAILAND

Thailand is a country in Southeast Asia. "Prathet" means country and "Thai" means free. This makes "Prathet Thai" means "country of free people". And when it is translated into English "Prathet Thai" became Thailand ('Land of the Thais"). The capital and largest city is Bangkok, and the main religion is Buddhism. In Thailand, there are 2.2 million legal and illegal immigrants.

• Bangkok, the capital.

• Chiang Mai, is the largest and significantly cultural city of northern Thailand.

• Pai, the "hippie mountain".

• Krabi, on the west coast of Thailand.

• Phuket, the largest island in Thailand.

• Khao Sok National Park, there is the oldest evergreen tropical forest in the world.