: $90 billion (1997)

Economic aid--recipient: $1.732 billion (1995)

Currency: 1 baht (B) = 100 satang

Exchange rates: baht (B) per US$1--36.624 (January 1999), 41.359
(1998), 31.364 (1997), 25.343 (1996), 24.915 (1995), 25.150 (1994)

Fiscal year: 1 October--30 September

Communications

Telephones: 1,553,200 (1994 est.)

Telephone system: service to general public adequate, but
investments in technological upgrades reduced by recession; bulk of
service to government activities provided by multichannel cable and
microwave radio relay network
domestic: microwave radio relay and multichannel cable; domestic
satellite system being developed
international: satellite earth stations--2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean
and 1 Pacific Ocean)

Radio broadcast stations: AM 200 (in government-controlled
network), FM 100 (in government-controlled network), shortwave 0

Radios: 10.75 million (1992 est.)

Television broadcast stations: 5 (all in Bangkok; in addition,
there are 131 repeaters) (1997)

Televisions: 3.3 million (1993 est.)

Transportation

Railways:
total: 4,623 km
narrow gauge: 4,623 km 1.000-m gauge (99 km double track)

Highways:
total: 64,600 km
paved: 62,985 km
unpaved: 1,615 km (1996 est.)

Waterways: 3,999 km principal waterways; 3,701 km with navigable
depths of 0.9 m or more throughout the year; numerous minor
waterways navigable by shallow-draft native craft

Pipelines: petroleum products 67 km; natural gas 350 km

Ports and harbors: Bangkok, Laem Chabang, Pattani, Phuket,
Sattahip, Si Racha, Songkhla

Merchant marine:
total: 293 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,848,626
GRT/2,989,382 DWT
ships by type: bulk 41, cargo 135, chemical tanker 5, combination
bulk 1, container 13, liquefied gas tanker 17, multifunction
large-load carrier 3, oil tanker 61, passenger 1, refrigerated cargo
11, roll-on/roll-off cargo 2, short-sea passenger 1, specialized
tanker 2 (1998 est.)

Airports: 107 (1998 est.)

Airports--with paved runways:
total: 56
over 3,047 m: 6
2,438 to 3,047 m: 9
1,524 to 2,437 m: 17
914 to 1,523 m: 20
under 914 m: 4 (1998 est.)

Airports--with unpaved runways:
total: 51
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 15
under 914 m: 35 (1998 est.)

Heliports: 3 (1998 est.)

Military

Military branches: Royal Thai Army, Royal Thai Navy (includes
Royal Thai Marine Corps), Royal Thai