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Location: Southeast Asia Official name: Kingdom of Thailand Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1238 / 1907 Capital city: Bangkok Population: 68.1 million / 345 people per sq mile (133 people per sq km) Total land area: 198,455 square miles (514,000 square km) Language(s) spoken: Thai (official language), Chinese, Malay, Khmer, …
A form of government in which religious leaders control the government, relying on religious law and consultation with religious scholars.
A theoretical calculation of the relationship between habitat loss and natural species loss, in which a 90 percent loss of natural forest cover results in a loss of half of the resident species.
Third world: the poorer, less-developed parts of the world in Asia, Africa, and Central and South America.
A dam began in the late 20th century on the Chang Jiang in China to help control flooding, generate power, and allow ships to sail farther into China.
The kingdoms formed in Korea’s peninsula by a.d. 300-Koguryo in the northeast, paekche in the southwest, and Silla in the southeast.