Is Thailand a developed country?

Thailand is not a developed country but a developing country.

According to the definition of human development index (HDI) greater than 0.8, only 5 1 countries or regions in the world are developed countries at present. Thailand is located in the south-central part of Indochina Peninsula in Asia, bordering Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Malaysia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand in the southeast, the Andaman Sea in the southwest, Myanmar in the west and northwest, Laos in the northeast and Cambodia in the southeast. Its territory extends southward along the crater isthmus to the Malay Peninsula, bordering Malaysia, and its narrow part lives between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.

Thailand is the world's largest exporter of rice and natural rubber. Agriculture is a traditional economic industry in Thailand. The cultivated land area in China is about 65.438+0.4 billion lai (654.38+0 lai = 654.38+0.600 square meters), accounting for 465.438+0% of the national territory. Agricultural products are one of the main sources of foreign exchange income in Thailand. The main crops are rice, corn, cassava, rubber, sugarcane, mung bean, hemp, tobacco, coffee beans, cotton, palm oil, coconut and so on.

Terrain and climate of Thailand

1, landform

Thailand's overall topography is high in the north and low in the south, inclining from northwest to southeast, with more than 50% being plains and lowlands. Topographically, it is divided into four natural areas: the mountain jungle in the north and the Chao Phraya River plain in the middle. The land along the Chao Phraya River is flat and rich, with vast paddy fields, which is the main agricultural producing area in Thailand. The northeast is the Nakhon Ratchasima Plateau, which is extremely dry in summer and muddy in rainy season. It is a semi-arid farmland. Southern Thailand is a continuation of the western mountains, which form the Malay Peninsula to the south, and the narrowest place is called the crater isthmus.

2. Climate:

Most parts of Thailand have a tropical monsoon climate, and the whole year is obviously divided into three seasons: hot season (mid-February to May), rainy season (mid-June to 65438+1October) and cool season (1 1- February of the following year). The annual average temperature is 27.7℃, and the highest temperature can reach above 40℃. The annual average precipitation is 1 100 mm, and the average humidity is 66%~82%.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Thailand