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| Head of State: |
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His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej |
| Head of Government: |
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Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra |
| Capital: |
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Bangkok |
| Land area: |
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513,115 sq.km |
| Population: |
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64,865,523 (July 2004 est.) |
| Language: |
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Thai |
| Religion: |
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Buddhism (95%); Islam (3.9%); Christianity (0.5%); and others (0.6%) |
| Member of: |
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ASEAN, ADB, ASEM, ESCAP, FAO, IBRD, IDA, IFC, IMF, ILO, UNCTAD, UNESCO, WHO, WIPO, APEC, EALAF |
| Currency: |
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Baht (CDN$1.00 = 31 Baht) |
| GDP: |
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purchasing power parity- $477.5 billion (2004 est.)
Real growth rate- 6.7% (2004 est.)
GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $7,400 (2004 est.)
GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 9.8% industry: 44% services: 46.3% (2004 est.) |
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tourism, textiles and garments, agricultural processing, beverages, tobacco, cement, light manufacturing such as jewelry, electric appliances and components, computers and parts, integrated circuits, furniture, plastics, world's second-largest tungsten producer, and third-largest tin producer |
| Export commodities: |
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computers, office machine parts, transistors, rubber, vehicles (cars and trucks), plastic, seafood, textiles, gem and jewelry |
| Imports: |
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Industrial machinery, iron & steel, electrical machinery and parts, fuels |
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WHY BECOME AN SEACBC MEMBER?
To succeed in today's businessworld, particularly in international trade, having an experienced well learned partner by your side is crucial. Strategic alliances make sense in modern business, and especially so in the ASEAN region. Southeast Asia Canada Business Council is here to provide you with the help you need.
Whether you have significant investment in the region or are just testing the market, your organization will derive value from its partnership with the Southeast Asia Canada Business Council.
The Council serves your organization as a hands-on source of support in the implementation of your corporate strategies and long-term objectives.
For information regarding seminars, trade missions, projects, dinners and other business networking events, please see our website at www.aseancanada.com
or contact us at (604) 439 0779
Telephone: (604) 439 0779
Postal Address: 5294 Imperial Street
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