Thailand

=**Task 1:** Fact file=

The Capital of Thailand is //Bankok//.

__**Area:**__ Total Area of land: 513,120 sq km

Language:Thai 75%, Chinese 14%, other 11%

Total Population: 66, 720, 153



=**Task 2: Location And Climate zone**=

= = =Task 3: Economic Production=

- What is the GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)? $586.9 billion (2010 est.) - How does this compare with the rest of the world? 25 - What is the GDP per capita? $8,700 (2010 est.) - How does this compare with the rest of the world? 117 - What is the unemployment rate? 1.1% (2010 est.) - What is the percentage of People below the poverty line? 9.6% (2006 est.) - What are this country's main agricultural products? rice, cassava (tapioca), rubber, corn, sugarcane, coconuts, soybeans - What are this country's main industries? tourism, textiles and garments, agricultural processing, beverages, tobacco, cement, light manufacturing such as jewelry and electric appliances, computers and parts, integrated circuits, furniture, plastics, automobiles and automotive parts; world's second-largest tungsten producer and third-largest tin producer - Export partners? China 11%, Japan 10.5%, US 10.4%, Hong Kong 6.7%, Malaysia 5.4%, Australia 4.8%, Singapore 4.6% (2010) - Imports partners? Japan 20.8%, China 13.3%, US 5.9%, Malaysia 5.9%, UAE 4.7%, South Korea 4.4% (2010)

TASK 4: POPULATION SIZE, SHAPE AND LIFE EXPECTANCY
Total population: 66,336,000 (2010) Average Life Expectancy: 73 (2011) Total Fertility Rate: 1.7 Infant Mortality Rate: 16.39 deaths per 1,000 births (country comparison to the world: 103)





= = =Task 5: Environmental issue= -What is the EPI score given to your country? Thailand has been given a score of 62.2.

-How does this compare to other country's? It is ranked 67th out of 163 countries

-Current issue's of concern: Ozone and C02 emissions per electricity generation.

Summary: This article discusses the problem of the Ozone. In Thailand the ozone goes into plants and messes with there function. Since it's very dangerous to living organisms it irritates animal's skin. Some of the plants absorb this from there pores! The Ozone is the main reason of overall degrade in the ecosystem health and productivity.

Title of article: __Ecosystam Ozone__. Publication:

=Task 6: Environmental issues:= -What is the EPI score given to your country? Thailand has been given a score of 62.2. -How does this compare with other countries? Thailand is ranked 62th out of 163 countries. -Which environmental issues are the biggest concern for your country? Current issues of concern: Ozone Ecosystem.

Summary:
This article describes the big problem of the ozone in Thailand. This is a problem because the ozone has chemicals that can harm the plants and living being who live there.

Title:Tropical tropospheric ozone observed in Thailand Publication: http://www.jamstec.go.jp/frcgc/research/p3/pubs/01pp1ab.htm Authors: __Pakpong Pochanart__, J. Kreasuwun, P. Sukasem, W. Geeratithadaniyom, M. S. Tabucanon, J. Hirokawa, Y. Kajii, H. Akimoto Date Published: 2001 = = =TASK 7: EDUCATION=

-What percentage of the GDP is spent on education? 4.1% of GDP (2009)

-How does this compare with the rest of the world? Country comparison to the world: 102

-What percentage of the population is literate? 92.6%

-Is there a major difference in rates of literacy between male and female? Male: 94.9% Female: 90.5% The difference female (less than 4.4%) from Male

-How many years is a person expected to attend school? 12 years

-Is there a major difference in rates of literacy between male and female? Yes. male is less a year than female Male: 12 years Female: 13 years

= = =TASK 8: GENDER EQUALITY =

Gender Equality Index from Social Watch:

Thailand:

__The Global Gender Gap__

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 * Overall Score: 0.6910
 * Economic Participation and Opportunity: 0.7160
 * Educational Attainment: 0.9855
 * Health and Survival: 0.9796
 * Political Empowerment: 0.0829


 * Maternal Mortality Rate for Thailand: 48 deaths per 100,000 births (2008)
 * Rank: 98