Bangkok Fact

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Krungthep form Wikipedia

As of the 2004 census, there are 6,500,000 registered residents in the city.
Daytime population swells by over 2 million people.
More than 50% of Bangkokians have some Chinese ancestors.
The number of expatriate executives stood at 65,000 as of Nov, 2005.
The number is increase in an average of more than 1,800 permits per month.
Long-term foreign residents
250,000 Chinese (citizen of China)
100,000 Indians (35,000 Sikh) of whom more than 80% have Thai citizenship
45,000 Europeans (the second largest number in any Asian city after Singapore)
30,000 Japanese (the largest community in any Asian city outside Japan)
25,000 Malaysians and 4,000 Singaporeans
15,000 Taiwanese
8,000 people of Arabic speaking countries
7,000 South Koreans
6,000 Americans
6,000 Nigerian
300 Jewish
There are approximately 400,000 - 600,000 illegal immigrants from Cambodia, Burma, Russia, Ukraine, Pakistan, Nigeria, India, Bangladesh and other countries.
92% of the population are Buddhist.
The rest are Muslim (6%), Christian (1%), Hindu (0.6%), and others.
There are some 400 Buddhist temples, 55 mosques, 10 Churches, and 2 Synagogues in Bangkok.

[satit28]

400,000 - 600,000 illegal immigrants

WOW!!!.............
wonder why we have so many japanese........???

[stmon]

I wonder about that too, I see Koreans more often than Japaneses in BKK nowaday.

[iahcgnoht]

goodies bkk

[Imperfect Ending]

I wonder why so many Nigerians
but it's all good

[oKo]

I'm pretty proud of our multiculturality

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Originally Posted by stmon

I wonder about that too, I see Koreans more often than Japaneses in BKK nowaday.

Me, too. Might be many Japanese don't work in Bangkok but, live in Bangkok.

[Isan]

Originally Posted by satit28

WOW!!!.............
wonder why we have so many japanese........???

It's no doubt that the government of Thai were highly encouraged for those Japanese sernor, were living here after retirement from their countury, 3 years ago

Only 1/4 of the medical and living expend, compared with them while they're spending locally

[Isan]

Originally Posted by stmon

I wonder about that too, I see Koreans more often than Japaneses in BKK nowaday.

Korean are they doing business or gang activities vastly since 1997 and so Japanese are really enjoying to their rest of the life outside metropolis

[stmon]

Koreans' gang activities? Oh..I never seen them,mostly of Koreans I met they come here for run their business and they speak English and also can speak Thai for basically conversation that impressed me pretty much.

[satit28]

i think more koreans would come to thailand due to K-Boom in thailand.................

[Jo]

Originally Posted by Aquamadoor

I wonder why so many Nigerians

Because of the garment industry. Lots of Nigerians in Pratunam

The number of religious buildings seem a little low.

[Isan]

Originally Posted by stmon

Koreans' gang activities? Oh..I never seen them,mostly of Koreans I met they come here for run their business and they speak English and also can speak Thai for basically conversation that impressed me pretty much.

Can't U remembering the arm fire at metropolis 2 years ago called for dead and wounded because they're undergone for gambe and fake business that in accentuate with both government in addressed

[stmon]

I mean,I never met them in person.By the way what you told about those Koreans was very bad,should not happen anymore.

[Mosaic]

This is showing that Bangkok is gaining more cosmopolitancy.

[iahcgnoht]

45,000 Europeans (the second largest number in any Asian city after Singapore)
30,000 Japanese (the largest community in any Asian city outside Japan)
whoa !

[classhopper]

Originally Posted by satit28

WOW!!!.............
wonder why we have so many japanese........???

Just check out at J Avenue and The Emporium. 2 of 10 customers are Japanese.

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Bangkok Economy

Bangkok is the economic center of Thailand.

In 2005, it produced a GDP(PPP) of about USD 220 billion, which accounts for about 43% of the country's GDP.

GDP(PPP) per capita is roughly USD 20,000.

The Stock Exchange of Thailand is located in Bangkok with over 400 listed companies and combined market capitalization of about 5 trillion Baht (USD 120 billion) as of 5 January 2006.

Bangkok is home to all the headquarters of Thailand's large commercial banks and financial institutions. Its bank deposits totalled approximately 7 trillion Baht (USD 177 billion) at the end of the third quarter in 2005.

There are 18 financial institutions with at least USD 1 billion in total assets.

The poverty rate stands at 7% of the population.

And the World Meteorological Organization has dubbed Bangkok the world's hottest large city.

Wikipedia

[kiku99]

"And the World Meteorological Organization has dubbed Bangkok the world's hottest large city."
whoa, that hot eh but i think it's about the same in other large cities like Jakarta, HO Chi Minh, S. American cities though

[Mosaic]

very interesting info, Atom, thanks. Well, Kiku99, BKK is actually hotter than those cities you mentioned...unbelievable huh??