Thailand

Country in South-Eastern Asia

Thailand is a country in South-Eastern Asia, with its capital in Bangkok. About 71.6 million people live there (2025), making it the 20th most populous of the 195 countries. At 513,120 km², it is the 50th largest country by area. It borders Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia and Myanmar.

Thailand at a glance

Capital: Bangkok
Population (2025): 71.6 million
Area: 513,120 km²
Density: 140 per km²
Official language: Thai
Currency: Thai baht
People: Thai
Calling code: +66
Internet domain: .th
Coast: Has a coastline

Where is Thailand?

How Thailand compares

Population rank

20th of 195

11th of 47 in Asia

Size rank

50th of 195

13th of 47 in Asia

Crowding

140 per km²

More crowded than 67% of countries

Similar in size: Spain (505,992 km²).
Similar population: Tanzania (70.5 million).
Thailand is the only place that uses the Thai baht.
Thai is not an official language anywhere else.

The flag of Thailand

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Its outline

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Its emoji clues

The four clues we use for Thailand in Guess the Country by Emoji.

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How players do with Thailand

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Thailand so far, from 431 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

46% right

50th hardest of 176 · 298 answers

Its flag

79% right

77th hardest of 145 · 109 answers

Its capital

75% right

15th hardest of 58 · 24 answers

Players find Thailand on the map in 46% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Myanmar.
Players recognise the flag of Thailand in 79% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Nigeria.
Players know that the capital of Thailand is Bangkok in 75% of tries.

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Countries that border Thailand

Thailand borders 4 countries: Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia and Myanmar.

Quick quiz: Thailand

3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.

1. Which is the flag of Thailand?
2. What is the capital of Thailand?
3. Which of these borders Thailand?

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Questions about Thailand

Is Thailand a country?

Yes. Thailand is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Thailand?

The capital of Thailand is Bangkok.

Which countries border Thailand?

Thailand borders 4 countries: Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia and Myanmar.

How many countries border Thailand?

4. Thailand shares a land border with 4 countries.

How big is Thailand?

Thailand covers 513,120 km², about the same size as Spain (505,992 km²).

Is Thailand hard to find on a map?

On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Thailand in 46% of 298 tries, 50th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Myanmar.

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