Gulf of Thailand

Gulf of Thailand
An inland body of water in the Pacific Ocean that is southeast of Southeast Asia below the countries of Myanmar,Thailand,and Cambodia,and is close to the Malay Peninsula of Malaysia.

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  • Thailand — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Thailand <p></p> Background: <p></p> A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid 14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian… …   The World Factbook

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