1. (noun)Thailand, Kingdom of Thailand, Siam a country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the Isthmus of Kra to the MalayPeninsula "Thailand is the official name of the former Siam"
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia
1. Siam occupies the centralportion of the Indo-Chinese peninsula, wedged in between Annam and Cambodia (E.) and Burma (W.), and extending down into the Malay Peninsula; the wide Gulf of Siam forms the southern boundary; the rich alluvial valleys of the Menam and the Mekhong producegreat quantities of rice (chief export), teak-wood, hemp, tobacco, cotton, etc., but of the landsurface only about one-twentieth is cultivated, a largeportion of the restlying under forest and jungle; the Siamese are indolent, ignorant, ceremonious, and the trade is mainly in the hands of the Chinese; the mining of gold, tin, and especially rubies and sapphires, is also carried on. Buddhism is the national religion, and elementary education is well advanced; government is vested in a king (at present an enlightened and English-educated monarch) and council of ministers; since Sir J. Bowring's treaty in 1856, opening up the country to Europeantrade and influences, progress has been considerable in roads and railway, electric, telephonic, and postal communication. Bangkok (q. v.) is the capital. In 1893 a large tract of territory NE. of the Mekhong was ceded to France. Siamese Twins
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