Economy
The
major economic of country are mostly based on agriculture, industry, tourism, service
and natural resource. Overall economy in
2008
, the GDP of country was
4,260
billion baht. For an
export, its value was amounted of
5,854
billion baht, whereas the value of import was
5,944
billion
baht.
Agriculture:
Thailand is the world’s no.
1
exporter of rice, rice is the most important crop,
however the other crops, namely rubber, vegetable and fruit, as well as livestock, i.e. poultry, are also
Thai major exports.
Industry:
Agro-industry, textile, electric appliance and automobiles are Thai outstanding
industrial exports.
Tourism
makes up a very high income of Thailand due to an existence of many tourist
attractions and best service of the luxurious hotels in every part of the country, especially in Bangkok,
Pattaya, Andaman Sea coast in the southern region and Chiang Mai province in the northern region.
Natural resources:
It has the important natural resources, such as limestone, gypsum, glass
sand, marble, tin and natural gas, etc.
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