Facts and Figures Official Name: Kingdom of Thailand Capital City: Bangkok Languages: Thai, English, local dialects. The number of languages listed for Thailand is 76. Official Currency: Baht Religions: Buddhism, others Population: 61,001,000 Indigenous Population: Land Area: 510,890 sq km (197,255 sq miles) Number of Indigenous languages: Number of Indigenous groups: Native Vascular plant species: 12,000 (11,625 IUCN) Endemic Species: 1200 (?) % Species endemism: 10% Total no. threatened: 385 % Species threatened: 3.3 %  Medicinal plant estimate: +800

CIEER Projects Arika Virapongse - Fullbright Fellow 2002 (Proposal ) Chiang Mai University, Khon Kaen University   Questions about Thailand Medicinal Plants Contact - Regional Coordinator: seasia@cieer.org   References/Suggested Readings IPGRI Homegardens Anderson, E. F. 1986. Ethnobotany of Hill Tribes of Northern Thailand. I. Medicinal Plants of Akha. Econ. Bot. Vol. 40 (1). p. 38-53. Anderson, E. F. 1986. Ethnobotany of Hill Tribes of Northern Thailand. II. Lahu Medicinal Plants. Econ. Bot. Vol. 40 (4). p. 442-450. Farnsworth, N. R. and N. Bunyapraphatsara, Thai Medicinal Plants. March 1988, WHO, WWF, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) sponsored an international consultation of conservation of medicinal plants in Thailand. Utilizing medicinal plants in Thailand by Andrew Willis Ethnobotanical Training in Thailand Links World Conservation Monitoring Centre - Threatened Plants 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants SIL - Ethnologue, 13th Edition WWF Ecoregions of Thailand National Geographic Country Maps US State Dept. Country Information Library of Congress CIA Factbook

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