Thailand     [85]
(Independent )
ISO COUNTRY CODE: TH
LAND AREA: 513115 sq. km
NUMBER OF ISLANDS BY SIZE (sq. km):

>17,000	>10,000	>1,000	>100	>10	>1	<1	Unknown	TOTAL
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

DEMOGRAPHY
  POPULATION: 60003000 (1996)
  DENSITY: 117 persons/sq. km    GROWTH RATE: 2%/year
  POP AGR/FISH/MINING: 64%
  URBAN POP: 20% (1994), versus 13% (1960), Annual Growth: 2.8%
  LIFE EXPECTANCY: 69.5 years,  ADULT LITERACY: 93.5%
  INFANT MORTALITY: 29 per/1000 (1994), versus 103 (1960)
  HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX: 0.833

ECONOMY
  GNP: US$129.9 billion, Annual GNP Growth Rate 1980-1993: 7.9%,  Annual Growth Rate GNP/Capita: 6.4%
  GDP/Capita: $1703  GDP/Capita PPP: $7104
  GDP/Capita: 1960 $300, 1970 $487, 1980 $718, 1990 $1299
  OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE: $863 million  ODA%GNP: 0.6%
  ODA/Capita: $15

ENVIRONMENT (see also individual islands)
  TOTAL FOREST AREA: 11630,000 ha, 22.8% of land area, 0.2 ha/capita
  NATURAL FOREST AREA: 11101,000 ha
  ARABLE LAND: 34.3% of land area
NATURE CONSERVATION INTEREST:

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
  ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION: 1294 kw-hr/capita, versus 124 kw-hr/cap (1970)
  TRADITIONAL FUEL CONSUMPTION: 24% (1993), versus 49% (1973)
  INTERNAL RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES: 3.0,000 cu.m/cap/year
  SEAFOOD CONSUMPTION (1990-92): 25 kg/cap/year, CHANGE SINCE 1980-82: 33%
  CHANGE IN ANNUAL MARINE CATCH 1980-82 to 1990-92: 52%

INSTITUTIONS
GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENT/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY: