Official Name: Kingdom of Thailand Type of Government: Constitutional Monarchy Capital City: Bangkok Official Languages: Thai Area : 514,000 sq.km/200,460 sq.m. Population: 64 million Religions: Buddhism, Islam Currency: Baht (B) Time Zones: EST + 12 hrs, GMT + 7 hrs (Thailand does not observe daylight saving time.) Weights and Measures: Metric system; some local measures may be encountered