Bangkok

Bangkok, (in Thai ??????? ?, ?????????????, or Krung Thep, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, IPA: {{IPA|}}), population 8,538,610 (1990), is the capital and largest city of Thailand. The city is located on the east bank of the Chao Phraya River, near the Gulf of Thailand. Bangkok is located at {{coor_dm|13|45|N|100|31|E|type:city}}. http://earth-info.nga.mil/gns/html/cntry_files.html

External links

• Bangkok has the world's longest place name
• Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
• Bangkok Travel Guide at Wikitravel
• About.com tourist information
• Map of Bangkok
• Tourist Authority of Thailand - Bangkok Information
• Bangkok Post Newspaper