| Climate Thailand :
| tropical; rainy, warm, cloudy southwest monsoon (mid-May to September); dry, cool northeast monsoon (November to mid-March); southern isthmus always hot and humid
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| Terrain Thailand :
| central plain; Khorat Plateau in the east; mountains elsewhere
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| Elevation extremes lowest Thailand :
| Gulf of Thailand 0 m
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| Elevation extremes highest Thailand :
| Doi Inthanon 2,576 m
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| Natural resources Thailand :
| tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead, fish, gypsum, lignite, fluorite, arable land
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| Land use arableland Thailand :
| 29,36%
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| Irrigated land Thailand :
| 47,490 sq km (1998 est.)
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| Natural hazards Thailand :
| land subsidence in Bangkok area resulting from the depletion of the water table; droughts
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| Environment current issues Thailand :
| air pollution from vehicle emissions; water pollution from organic and factory wastes; deforestation; soil erosion; wildlife populations threatened by illegal hunting
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| Geography note Thailand :
| controls only land route from Asia to Malaysia and Singapore
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