1. Thailand Lauren Stewart and George Panagiotopoulos

2. About Thailand Total Area: 513,120 sq. km Type of Government: Constitutional Monarchy Prime Minister: Prayuth Chan-ocha Capital: Bangkok Currency: Thai Baht Population: 67.4 million

3. The Thai Political Crisis

4. Thailand’s Current Economy and Population

5. Why Unemployment is so Low At a.7% unemployment rate it’s important to understand the reason why Still Developing as a Country; over 40% of labor force works in agriculture* Underemployed still means Employed, Shades of Grey* Fertility Rate decreases, while retiree’s increase “No Free Lunch” *

6. Thailand’s Economic History

7. Thailand’s Industries Tourism: A pillar industry accounting for 10% of the economy Possible impacts on tourism: Political instability, natural disasters, terrorism Agricultural: 40% of the labor force is in the agricultural industry This accounts for the very low unemployment rate The Shadow Economy: Feeds off of the tourism industry The sex industry in cities

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