Thailand
On the Thai-Burma border, there are hundreds of refugee camps housing over 100,000 Burmese refugees. Hundreds of thousands of refugees from neighboring Laos and Cambodia also struggle to survive in Thailand. Droughts and the global food crisis have affected Thailand’s rice production and agricultural employment sector. Thailand is in need of skill-training opportunities for women and consistent education for children in order to protect them from being exploited. The Thai Muslim community remains one of the poorest, with limited access to healthcare, education and employment.
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Vital Stats
| Population: | 66,000,000 |
| Infant Mortality Rate: | 18 deaths / 1000 births |
| Life Expectancy: | 73 years |
| Major Diseases: | High risk of bacterial diarrhea, dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis, malaria, rabies and leptospirosis |
| Religions: |
Buddhist - 94.6% Muslim - 4.6% Christian - 0.7% other - 0.1% |
| Literacy Rate: | 93 % |
| Unemployment Rate: | 2 % |
| Poverty Rate: | 10 % |
| Natural Hazards: | land subsidence in Bangkok area resulting from the depletion of the water table; drought |