Thailand is located in mainland Southeast Asia, on the Indochinese Peninsula. It lies in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres, roughly around 15°N latitude and 101°E longitude.

Basic location

  • Thailand is in Southeast Asia, forming part of the Indochinese Peninsula.
  • It sits in the northern and eastern halves of the globe, between the Equator and the Tropic of Cancer.

Neighbouring countries

  • Land borders: Myanmar to the west and northwest, Laos to the east and northeast, Cambodia to the southeast, and Malaysia to the south.
  • Maritime neighbours: Vietnam across the Gulf of Thailand and Indonesia and India across the Andaman Sea.

Seas and coasts

  • Thailand has coastlines on the Gulf of Thailand to the southeast and the Andaman Sea to the southwest, both part of the larger Indian Ocean system.
  • Many popular islands and beach destinations sit along these coasts, such as Phuket and Krabi on the Andaman side.

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