Thailand formerly known as Siam is a country located in the heat of Southeast Asia. It has a population of about 66,720,153 and a total area of 513,120 square kilometres making it the 51st largest country in the world. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia and to the west by Andaman Sea and the southern extremity of Burma.