Country Overview

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Country Overview

• Country Thailand
• General Geographical Description
• Area 514,000 km2
• Location Southeast of Asia
• North Myanmar and Lao P.D.R.Northeast Lao
  P.D.R.East Cambodia South Malaysia

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Country Overview, cont.

• Country Thailand
• General Geographical Description
• Topography 4 distinct areas
• the mountainous North
• the fertile Central Plains
• the semi-arid plateau of the Northeast
• the peninsula South
• Climate Hot and humid, Temp (average) 29oC
• Type of Government
• Constitutional monarchy

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Country Overview, cont.

• Population
• Overall Population 62 million
• Principal Population Centers/Metropolitan Areas
  (with population estimate for each)
• Bangkok 5.6 million
• Nakhon Ratchasima 2.5 million
• Ubon Ratchathani 1.8 million
• Khonkaen 1.7 million
• Chiang Mai 1.6 million
• Nakhon Si Thammarat 1.5 million
• Songkhla 1.2 million

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Country Overview, cont.

• Electrical Service
• electric utilities state or government owned
• Generation
• EGAT 67.0
• 7 IPPs 23.5
• 63 SPPs 7.9
• Lao P.D.R. 1.5
• Transmission 100
• Distribution 100

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Country Overview, cont.

• of population in metro regions served with
  electricity 100
• of population in rural areas served with
  electricity 99
• of population overall served with electricity
  99
• Extent to which there is a national grid vs.
  regional or local grids