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<body bgcolor="#000080" text="#FFFFFF" link="#FFFF00" vlink="#FFFF00" alink="#FFFF00"> <table border="1" width="100%"> <tr> <td width="14%"><p align="center"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"><img src="../images/flags/thailand.gif" alt="Welcome to Thailand" width="68" height="50"></font></td> <td width="86%"><p align="center"><img SRC="http://service.bfast.com/bfast/serve/mid931422?siteid=5318919&bfpage=find1" BORDER="0" WIDTH="1" HEIGHT="1" NOSAVE> <a HREF="http://service.bfast.com/bfast/click/mid931422?siteid=5318919&bfpage=find1" TARGET="_top"><img SRC="http://www.kiss.com/Affiliate/images/banners/newpk.gif" BORDER="0" WIDTH="468" HEIGHT="60" ALT="Visit the Picture Personals on Kiss.com Today!"></a></td> </tr> </table> <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="33%" align="center"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"><a href="../mainframe.htm"><strong><small>Thailand Online Guides</small></strong></a></font></td> <td width="33%" align="center"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"><a href="Bangkok/default.htm"><strong><small>Bangkok</small></strong></a></font></td> <td width="34%" align="center"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"><a href="../mainframe.htm"><strong><small>Pattaya</small></strong></a></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="33%" align="center"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"><a href="../mainframe.htm"><strong><small>Phuket</small></strong></a></font></td> <td width="33%" align="center"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"><a href="../mainframe.htm"><strong><small>Krabi</small></strong></a></font></td> <td width="34%" align="center"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"><a href="../mainframe.htm"><strong><small>Chiang Mai</small></strong></a></font></td> </tr> </table> <p align="center"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"><img src="../images/undercon.gif" alt="This section is still under construction please check back soon" border="0" width="200" height="70"></font></p> <p align="center"><font color="#FFFFFF" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"><em><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 17pt"><b>Welcome to Thailand</b></span></em></font></p> <blockquote> <p><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"><font color="#FFFFFF"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 17pt"><b>Introduction to Thailand from <a href="http://www.encarta.com" target="_blank">Microsoft EncartaŠ Concise</a><br> Thailand</b></span></font><span style="COLOR: #666666"><font color="#FFFF00">, country in Southeast Asia, east of Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) and the Andaman Sea and west of Laos and Cambodia. Its total area is 513,115 sq km (198,115 sq mi). </font><font color="#FFFF00"><a class="qv" href="http://www.encarta.com/find/article.asp?br=0&vs=x99&z=1&pg=2&ti=04072000&view=contents">Bangkok</a> is the capital and largest city. <br> Thailand lies within the Indochinese Peninsula, although its southern extremity extends into the </font><font color="#FFFF00"><a class="qv" href="../Malaysia/welcome.htm">Malay Peninsula</a>. Parallel north-south mountain ranges occupy the northern and western portions of the country. Another mountain system projects south through central Thailand, turning east and extending to the frontier. The barren Khorat Plateau lies to the north and east of this system. Between the central and western mountains is the densely populated and agriculturally fertile plain of Thailand's chief river, the Chao Phraya. <br> Thailand has a tropical climate. Most rain falls from June through October. Temperatures range from lows of about 13đŚnbsp;(56</font></font><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#FFFF00">đŠ in the dry season to highs of about 37đŚnbsp;(98đŠ in the wet months. Thailand is rich in mineral deposits, including coal, gold, lead, tin, and precious stones. Natural gas deposits were discovered offshore in the 1970s. The country is heavily wooded with a wide variety of tropical plants and trees, including orchid, hibiscus, mango, and coconut. Large animals include the elephant, rhinoceros, tiger, water buffalo, and crocodile.<br> </font></span><font color="#FF0000" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"><small><strong>Š1999 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.  </strong></small></font></p> </blockquote> <font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#FFFF00"><p align="center"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"><img src="../images/maps/map-thai.gif" alt="Thailand - still under construction please check back soon" border="0" width="327" height="443"></font></p> <p align="center"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"><strong><small>  </small></strong></font></font> </body>