Trivia in Thailand

Learn fascinating facts and trivia about this country

Asia / Southeast Asia

National symbols

Flag: Horizontal tricolor flag of red-white-blue (from top: red, white, blue, white, red, with central blue widest)

Thailand Flag

Emblem: Phra Garuda (divine bird Garuda)

Thailand Emblem

Trivia & facts

  • Thailand only Southeast Asian nation never colonized by Western powers
  • World's largest outdoor weekend market 'Chatuchak Market' in Bangkok
  • Bangkok official name Guinness-recognized long Sanskrit phrase
  • Taxi body colors vary by company; two-tone indicates joint operation vehicle
  • 'Muay Thai' UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage application approved in 2018
  • Thai script has no spaces between words written right to left
  • Thai silk became world brand through American Jim Thompson's promotion
  • Most men observe temporary ordination once in lifetime to accumulate merit
  • Thailand world's largest jasmine rice exporter
  • Traditional houses on stilts for flood and ventilation measures

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