Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital of Thailand in south Asia.It covers an area of 1,568.7 sq km and has a population of about 14,500,000 people.
The main religoins in Bangkok are Buddhist 94.6%, Muslim 4.6%, Christian 0.7%, other 0.1%. They speak Thai and English.
Fun Facts
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81% of residents are Thai, 10% Chinese and 4% Malaysian.
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Bangkok is 6.5 feet above sea level.
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There are over 1,000 buildings categorized as skyscrapers in Bangkok, making it the world’s 17th tallest city.
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Average temperature is 96 degrees Fahrenheit (36 Celsius), the hottest months of the year are February, March and April.
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There are over 400 Buddhist Temples in Bangkok, 55 mosques and 10 churches; 92% of the population is Buddhist
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Over 11,000,000 tourists visit Bangkok each year
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Every April Bangkok hosts the world's largest street water fight during the Thai New Year holiday known as the Songkran Festival.
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Bangkok holds the world record for the largest gold Buddha. It is 3-meters-tall and 5.5-tons.
Facts and figures Economy
Bangkok is the country's financial centre, Over one-third of Thailand's banks are in Bangkok. Thailand's basic unit of currency is the baht, with the exchange rate at approximately 30 Thai Baht to one Australian dollar.
Most of the factories in Bangkok are small, many of them family-owned. Food processing, textiles, and the production of building materials are the chief manufacturing enterprises. Other industries include cement, electronics, petroleum refining, and tourism.
Bangkok is a major regional city, but it has begun seeking foreign investment in an effort to increase its importance internationally. Recent events, however, have undermined this effort. Bangkok's crime rate remains high, with foreigners often the targets of violence, and widespread corruption continues to plague many business ventures. To make matters worse, the country is suffering through a severe and lingering recession. In the mid-1990s, the Thai economy virtually collapsed, with exports drying up and many banks hurt by bad loans and uncollected debt. Thailand's collapse helped trigger a financial crisis that engulfed nearly all of Asia.