As I promised, I will now write a little about Thailand. I decided to start with Southeast Asia, since it’s one of the areas I know the least about, but Thailand is the one most familiar to me. An easy start in a hard area, you could say :)
Thailand, the Swedes’ aboslute favourite when it comes to vacations. To the right, you find the map of Thailand, isolated from the neighbouring countries. It has a quite unique shape and I would say it’s quite easy to recognise. The capital is Bangkok, which is both the economical and political centre, and Thailand is a monarchy. It is roughly the same size as Spain and currently has a population of about 63 million, and it is also divided into 75 provinces.
The current flag was adopted in 1917, before that it had been solid red (first used in the 17th century), and red with a white elephant (19th century).
Hi Thailand o/
I actually remember the red with the white elephant.. urgh, I´m OLD!
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