Thailand the Land of Smiles
Thailand, a country can be what one Fanzinieren, but can also determine what things have in the culture can not understand what is for Europeans. Especially in areas of culture diesesn it always comes back to misunderstanding, but what does the friendliness of the Thai people never stop.
The approximately 64.5 million inhabitants are 75% to about 15% Thai and Chinese, a Muslim minority, the Malays, who lives in southern Thailand. Buddhism is the dominant religion of the country. The Thai immigrants in the 11th Century to the present-day Thailand. They founded several kingdoms were united in the following centuries.
In the era of colonialism managed to maintain their independence. After the 2nd World War II, Thailand was often ruled by the military dictatorship, while it experienced an economic boom and has become one of the economically leading countries in Southeast Asia.
Internal political conflicts rocked the company in the past five years has repeatedly held since mid-2009, however, the situation calmed down. Separatist violence in southern Thailand is on the agenda which may have an impact on tourists.