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Coordinates: 15°24′N 101°18′E / 15.4°N 101.3°E / 15.4; 101.3
Thailand (/ˈtaɪlænd/ TY-land or /ˈtaɪlənd/ TY-lənd;Thai: ประเทศไทย, rtgs: Prathet Thai), officially the Kingdom of Thailand (Thai: ราชอาณาจักรไทย, rtgs: Ratcha-anachak Thai; IPA: [râːt.tɕʰá.ʔāː.nāː.tɕàk tʰāj]), formerly known as Siam (Thai: สยาม; rtgs: Sayam), is a country at the centre of the Indochinese peninsula in Mainland Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Myanmar and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and the southern extremity of Myanmar. Its maritime boundaries include Vietnam in the Gulf of Thailand to the southeast, and Indonesia and India on the Andaman Sea to the southwest.
Thailand is governed by the National Council for Peace and Order that took power in the May 2014 coup d'état.Its monarchy is headed by King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who has reigned since 1946 as Rama IX, as he is the ninth monarch of the Chakri Dynasty. He is currently the world's longest-serving head of state and the country's longest-reigning monarch; he has reigned for 7009219907440000000♠69 years, 250 days.
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Here's another song about a place near Hong Kong
They got lots of opium and Lapsang Southong
Siam, Siam
All the fancy pussycats come from this area
Also got a lot of animals that scare ya
Siam, Siam
Python legs are poached in slimy toad saliva
After eating that I'm lucky I'm aliva
I am, yes I am
Ask the King if you can stay to sample cuisine
Maybe he will even let you dine with the Queen
Siam, Siam
Nicest little place i live in since Budapest
If you think that I'm in love, you're right, I
Confess
I am, I am, yes I am, with Siam