Another meaning of Thailand is “Free Land”. The Thai’s culture grew and improved for centuries as it was not under European colonial domination like many neighbouring countries.
The population of Thailand is rather homogeneous. At least 85% of the people share the same culture and speak the same dialect. The primary population consist of 33.7% central Thai, 34.2% north-eastern Thai, 18.8% northern Thai and 13.3% southern Thai.
The language that teaches in schools and use in government is the language of the central Thai. Other Thai dialects include Shan, Lue, and Phutai are spoken among the smaller groups of the people in Thailand.
The government of Thailand provide free education to the population for at least up to 15 years (preschool for 3 years and grade 1 to 12). Thus, the literacy rate in Thailand is high as most of the people did attend school.
About 90% of the population in Thailand are Buddhism, which means Theravada Buddhism is their main religion. However, there are also other religious that practice in Thailand which include Muslim, spirit worship/animism and Hindu-Brahmic rituals.
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