Thailand Capital - Bangkok
Chief of State - King Phumiphon Adunyadet (since 6/9/46)
Head of Government - Prime Minister Thaksin Chinnawat (since 1/01)
Opium
growers increase yield 3-fold to meet increasing demand for
heroin since the Taliban rule and war decreased the supply from
the world's top producer, Afghanistan. Thailand is part of
the "Golden Triangle" region of heroin production, which
also includes Laos and Myanmar. 1/9/02
