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Thai Currency The currency is the Baht, a sub-division is the Satang. Baht Coins are : One, two, five and ten, these are silver coloured except for the ten baht which is bimetallic. There are small 25 and 50 satang coins that are gold coloured but these are nearly worthless and will only be offered in change in the supermarkets. The notes are : Twenty, fifty, one hundred, five hundred, and the largest denomination a 1,000 baht.

What to Wear in Thailand pic by http://www.oknation.net/blog/print.php?id=149684 Light cotton clothing is the order of the day. Do remember that the tropical sun can be quite fierce so a hat is useful, and don't forget to use a good sun screen. Northern part has a much cooling temperatures as low as 8 degrees centigrade with the occasional 20 degree day. Nights can be particularly chilly and at high altitudes, the temperature sometimes drops below freezing. Therefore do not forgot to bring thick sweaters.

Climate of Thailand Thailand's climate is typically tropical. It has three seasons, rainy (mid-May to September), dry (October to February), hot (March to mid-May). The southern isthmus is always hot and humid. Thailand's climate is tropical, high both in temperature and humidity, and dominated by monsoons. April and May are the hottest months of the year, June sees the beginning of the South West Monsoon, and brings with it the rainy season, which continues intermittently until the end of October. From November to the end of Februaly the climate is cooled by a North East breeze. The north and north-east are generally cooler than Bangkok in winter, and hotter in summer.

Tour city of Thailand A Thailand's capital city is Bangkok,a sprawling metropolis of about 10 million people. picture by kapook.com The city has expanded and developed rapidly over the last forty years or so and is now a regional centre for many international companies. picture by mblog.manager.co.th The official language is Thai, but English is widely used especially in business, commerce and health care. picture by mblog.manager.co.th There are several dialects of the Thai. Central Thai is the most common form of the Thai language. Very few people know or speak so called Royal dialect. There are three other main Tai languages spoken in Thailand: Southern Thai, Northern Thai, and Loatian, called Northeastern Thai or Ea-san in Thailand. Literacy rate is approaching 95%. The major religion is Buddhism, with well over 90 percent of the population being Buddhist, the provinces neighboring Malaysia are predominantly Muslim. Its natural resources include: tin, rubb...