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Total: 5,656 km (3,514 mi) Myanmar: 2,401 km (1,492 mi) Laos: 1,810 km (1,125 mi) Cambodia: 798 km (496 mi) Malaysia: 647 km (402 mi)
Highest point
Doi Inthanon 2,565 m (8,415 ft)
Lowest point
Andaman Sea −3,000 m (−9,800 ft)
Longest river
Chi River 765 km (475 mi) (Mekong River 980 km (610 mi) Nan–Chao Phraya 1,112 km (691 mi))
Largest lake
Songkhla Lake 1,040 km2 (400 sq mi)
Climate
Mostly tropical wet and dry or savanna climate
Terrain
High mountains, a central plain, and an upland plateau
Natural hazards
Droughts, rising sea levels, soil erosion
Exclusive economic zone
299,397 km2 (115,598 sq mi)
Detailed map of Thailand
Thailand is in the middle of mainland Southeast Asia. It has a total size of 513,120 km2 (198,120 sq mi) which is the 50th largest in the world. The land border is 4,863 km (3,022 mi) long with Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Malaysia. The nation's axial position influenced many aspects of Thailand's society and culture.[1] It controls the only land route from Asia to Malaysia and Singapore. It has an exclusive economic zone of 299,397 km2 (115,598 sq mi).
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