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Bangkok Province: Bangkok Country: Thailand

Bangkok By The Numbers:

6.3 million city; 9.9 million metro area Land Area: 612 square miles/ 1585 sq kilometers Average Annual Rainfall: 59 inches/ 150 centimeters Average January Temperature: 79 degrees F/ 26 degrees C Average July Temperature: 84 degrees F/ 29 degrees C

Quick Facts:

Major Industries: Electronics, Textiles, Tourism Electricity: 220 volts, 50 Hz; standard two-pin plug Time Zone: + 7 Country Dialing Code: 66 Area Code: 02

Did You Know?

Bangkok is sinking at the alarming rate of 2 inches/5 centimeters per year.

Orientation:

Bangkok is located in south-central Thailand, just north of the Gulf of Thailand. Cambodia lays directly east, Myanmar west and northwest, and Laos northeast.2008-08-02T07:29:22.000 185

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