Some interesting facts about Thailand
• Thailand has been ranked as 84th least corrupted country in the world according to the 2007 Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International.
• Thailand was known as Siam until 1949, and it was later changed to Thailand.
• The country was never colonised, and thus the country retains its culture and religion.
• According to a 2008 survey, country’s population is around 65 million
• Thailand is world’s 49th largest country, which is larger than California state of US
• The country spends a good portion of its money on importing fuel. Thailand imported the furl worth US$18.5 billion this year.
• The country is getting extremely popular as a medical tourism destination. The country earned 36.4 billion baht (US$1 billion) in the year 2006.
• Thailand's Board of Investment (BoI) offers numerous incentives in order to promote foreign investment in the country.
• Thai people don’t like anyone touching their head. This is governed by a belief that a person’s soul resides in head. So, you should never touch a Thai on the head.
