population: 63,878,267 economy: Emerging Economy relations with US: diplomatic language: Thai religion: Buddhism, Muslim, Hinduism, Christianity, Judaism. traditions and customs: Traditional respectful greetings, Monks, Buddhist marriages, various festivals, exotic foods. natural resources: tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead, fish, gypsum, lignite, fluorite, arable land. government: Parliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy famous people: Thaksin Shinawatra, Luang Pu Tuat, Bird Thongchai McIntyre, Win Lyovarin.