<P> Thailand ( / ˈtaɪlænd / TY - land ) , officially the Kingdom of Thailand and formerly known as Siam ( until 1939 and again from 1946 to 1948 ) , is a country at the centre of the Indochinese peninsula in Southeast Asia . It is bordered to the north by Myanmar and Laos , to the east by Laos and Cambodia , to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia , and to the west by the Andaman Sea and the southern extremity of Myanmar . Its maritime boundaries include Vietnam in the Gulf of Thailand to the southeast , and Indonesia and India on the Andaman Sea to the southwest . The capital and largest city is Bangkok . With around 69 million people , Thailand is the 20th-most - populous country in the world . </P>
<P> Thailand ( / ˈtaɪlænd / TY - land ) , officially the Kingdom of Thailand and formerly known as Siam ( until 1939 and again from 1946 to 1948 ) , is a country at the centre of the Indochinese peninsula in Southeast Asia . It is bordered to the north by Myanmar and Laos , to the east by Laos and Cambodia , to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia , and to the west by the Andaman Sea and the southern extremity of Myanmar . Its maritime boundaries include Vietnam in the Gulf of Thailand to the southeast , and Indonesia and India on the Andaman Sea to the southwest . The capital and largest city is Bangkok . With around 69 million people , Thailand is the 20th-most - populous country in the world . </P>
what is the current name of the country of siam
what is the current name of the country of siam
Thailand
Thailand