In northern Thailand there are thick woodlands and valleys. 

The highest are in the north, including Doi Inthanon which at 2,565m is the country’s highest . 

The southern region, bordering Malaysia, is hilly and forested. The most fertile is the rice-producing central plain. 

Thailand known as Siam until 1939. 

In the Thai language, the name of the is Prathet Thai which means ‘Land of the ’. 

Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country that was never over by a European country.