Thailand occupies approximately 198,000 square miles on the Indochinese and Malaysian peninsulas of South East Asia and is bordered by Myanmar to the west, Laos to the north, Cambodia to the east and Malaysia to the south.

Much of the population of 61 million is engaged in agriculture or related industries, however over the past twenty years Thailand has actively promoted foreign investment and has attracted a wide range of industries including automobile assembly, semiconductor manufacturing, textiles and many others.

The capital city, Bangkok, is both the political and business centre of the country.  The government is a constitutional monarchy, with the King as head of state.  Thailand is unique in the region as being the only country never to have been colonised by a European power.