Asia
Thailand
Everything you need to know about Thailand for geography games and satellite imagery — capital, population, time zone, and how to recognise it from above.
Quick facts
How to spot Thailand from satellite imagery
Thailand covers 513,000 square kilometres in the heart of mainland Southeast Asia, with a long arm reaching south down the Malay Peninsula to the Malaysian border. The country has one of the most varied landscapes in the region: a vast central rice plain around the Chao Phraya river, mountainous terrain in the north, a dry plateau in the northeast, dramatic karst limestone landscapes along the southwestern coasts, and dense rainforest in some interior areas. The capital, Bangkok, is one of the largest cities in Southeast Asia.
For geography games, Thailand is a high-value country to learn because of its size, the strength of its regional aerial signatures, and the fact that it appears often in any global rotation. This guide walks through the cues that lock Thailand in and tell you where in the country you have landed.
Read the full satellite guideCan you find Thailand from above?
Test your geography skills on a 3D globe and see how often you place this country correctly.