Thailand

* Population: 64 million (UN, 2007)
* Capital: Bangkok
* Area: 513,115 sq. km. (198,115 sq. miles)
* Major language: Thai
* Major religion: Buddhism
* Life expectancy: 66 years (men), 75 years (women) (UN 2007)
* Monetary unit: Baht
* Main exports: Food and live animals, office equipment, textiles and clothing, rubber
* GNI per capita: US $2,750 (World Bank, 2006)
* Internet domain: .th
* International dialing code: +66

courtesy of BBC News at bbcnews.com

SERRV partners in Thailand: Thai Tribal Crafts, Y Development Association

Since working [with a fair-trade cooperative], I have been treated with love and respect by city people for the first time, instead of being looked down upon. - Li Lang Fen, Threads of Yunnan, China.

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