Geography of Thailand

Thailand on the square is almost equal to France - 513 thousand sq. km. It is had in South East Asia, in the west of Indochina peninsula and the north of Malay peninsula, in tropical and subequatorial latitudes. From the south the country is flowed about by gulf of Siam, from the southwest - Andaman sea. In the east and the northeast Thailand bounds with Cambodia and Laos , in the northwest and the West - with Myanma , in the south - with Malaysia .

In the north and the country West mounts, the best point - mount Inhtanon (2576 are had. In the east it was stretched extensive peschanikovoe plateau Korat raised in the south and the West. In the middle there is a Menamsky lowland. In the southern, narrowed part of the country low plains with island mounts and logs are had. Thailand is stretched from the north on the south on 2500  km, ñ  the West to the east - on 1250  km.

The Largest rivers proceeding across Thailand, - Chao Phraya, Mekong (on boundary line with Laos) with its inflow Moon (plateau Korat). On the rivers in mounts conservation reservoirs are arranged. Woods occupy about a quarter of terrain of the country.