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| LANGUAGE |
Spoken and written
Thai remain largely incomprehensible to the casual visitor. However,
English is widely understood, particularly in Bangkok where it is
also the major commercial language. English and other European
languages are spoken in most hotels, shops, restaurants, and major
tourist destinations. Thai-English road and street signs are also
found everywhere.
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| TIME |
Time in Thailand is
7 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT + 7).
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| CLIMATE |
Thailand enjoys a
tropical climate with 3 distinct seasons: summer from March to June;
monsoon rain with plenty of sunshine from June to September; and
cool weather from October to February.
The average annual temperature is 28° C (83° F), ranging, in Bangkok
for example, from 30° C in April to 25° C in December.
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| CURRENCY |
The Thai unit of
currency is the Thai Baht, which is worth a little less than 4 US
cents. USD1 = approximately 25 Baht.
The Thai Baht is divided into 100 Satang. "Copper" coins are valued
at 25 and 50 Satang. "Silver" coins are in denominations of 1, 2,
and 5 Baht. A 10 Baht coin is composed of both "silver" and
"copper".
Bank notes are valued at 10 Baht (Brown), 20 Baht (Green), 50 Baht
(Blue), 100 Baht (Red), 500 Baht (Purple), and 1,000 Baht (Khaki). |
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