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Total rapid transit systems statistics by country

This table is based on List of rapid transit systems. Countries can be sorted by total length of rapid transit systems, total number of stations and the year of opening of the earliest system.

Rank|Country|Length (km)|Number of stations|The year first system was opened
1 United States 1224.9 1048 1870
2 People's Republic of China 862.4 523 1981
3 Japan 792.6 706 1933
4 United Kingdom 527.1 383 1863
5 South Korea 495.5 474 1974
6 Spain 494.2 458 1919
7 Russia 453.3 282 1935
8 Germany 387.8 401 1902
9 France 354.0 473 1900
10 Brazil 274.2 199 1974
11 Mexico 223.3 203 1969
12 Canada 183.8 170 1954
13 Hong Kong 168.1 80 1979
14 Italy 162.5 190 1955
15 Chile 147.5 125 1975
16 India 111.5 96 1984
17 Singapore 109.4 64 1987
18 Thailand 106.8 51 1999
19 Sweden 105.7 100 1950
20 Republic of China (Taiwan) 102.7 90 1996
www.wikipedia.org

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List of countries by number of mobile phones in use

This is a list of countries by the number of mobile phones in use, mostly based on The World Factbook.

Rank|Country/Region|Number of mobile phones|Population|% of Population|Date of Information
— World 4,100,000,000 6,768,179,187 60.6 Dec 2008
1 China 649,700,000 1,323,758,000 49.0 Jan 2009
— European Union 466,000,000 497,198,740 93.7 2005
2 India 400,730,000 1,162,033,531 33.71 Mar 2009
3 United States 260,000,000 306,056,358 85.7 March 2008
4 Russia 172,000,000 141,947,000 121.2 Dec 2007
5 Brazil 151,900,000 189,987,291 79.7 Jan 2009
6 Indonesia 115,600,000 231,627,000 49.9 2008
7 Japan 102,980,000 127,790,000 79.6 April 2008
8 Germany 101,500,000 82,210,000 123.5 2008
9 Pakistan 91,442,341 162,474,000 56.80 March 2009
10 United Kingdom 70,000,000 60,975,000 116.0 2007
11 Mexico 76,000,000 106,535,000 71.0 Aug.2008
12 Italy 71,500,000 59,337,888 120.5 2005
13 Philippines 63,803,000 88,703,200 71.6 Feb. 2008
14 France 53,023,000 64,473,140 82.2 2006
15 Turkey 52,663,000 70,586,256 74.6 2006
16 Thailand 51,377,000 65,000,000 79.0 2008
17 Ukraine 49,976,000 46,398,114 107.7 2006
18 Spain 46,152,000 45,200,737 102.1 2006
19 South Korea 43,500,000 48,224,000 90.2 2007
20 Argentina 40,402,000 40,482,000 99.8 2007

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Top Underground Transit Systems Througthout the World

When you're traveling around the world, it's good to know that there are public transit systems available to help you get where you want to go. Underground subway systems offer the convenience of getting where you want when you want without the hassle of having to flag down a taxi or rent a car. In just about all cases, it's the most cost effective option.

There are some beautiful, modern, and vast rapid transit systems throughout the world. The most popular and diverse international underground transit systems are listed below, but are merely a sample of the quite eye-catching transit systems that exist throughout the world.

1. London, England
The London Underground is Europe's largest metro subway system and is the world's oldest underground system (it was inaugurated in 1863). It covers 253 miles of track and transports 976 million people yearly. The Underground is also connected to a variety of rail services to London's surrounding areas (including the Eurostar to Paris). Among these services is the Docklands Light Railway (DLR), a popular driverless light rail extension, which offers many scenic views of the Thames river and surrounding areas.

Highlights: Cushioned seats. LED time displays hanging from the ceiling in stations indicate the number of minutes you need to wait before the next train. Eclectic station artwork (such as this January 1st photograph of the Gloucester Road station). Oyster cards allow you to touch against a subway turnstile and go -- and you can pay as you ride.


The London Tube. Photo taken by Brian Weinberg.

The Docklands Light Rail by Canary Wharf, London. Photo taken by Brian Weinberg.

2. Paris, France
The Paris subway system is the second oldest in the world (the initial system was completed in 1900) and aids roughly 1.365 billion people with their daily commutes. Running over 133.7 miles of track and stopping at 380 stations, it has a great amount of coverage throughout the city.

Highlights: Excellent coverage: every building in the city is within 500 meters (1600 feet) of a subway station. Many stations were designed with the distinctive unique art noveau style. Modest fares.

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underground symmetry II. Photo taken by phil h.
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Making choices. Photo taken by manu_le_manu.

3. Moscow, Russia
The Moscow subway system has the biggest ridership of all metro systems throughout the world, with 3.2 billion riders annually traveling on 12 subway lines to 172 stations. In total, the Moscow Metro covers approximately 178 miles. On an average weekday, the subway itself carries about 8.2 million passengers. While most of the Moscow trains run underground, some lines cross bridges and provide scenic views of the Moskva River and the Yauza River.

Highlights: Ornate architecture (at least 44 of these stations are rated as architectural sights). The system has many trains that stop frequently (trains stop at stations approximately every 90 seconds during peak hours). Fastest worldwide system (120km/h or 75mph).

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Moscow Metro. Photo taken by borya.
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Platform Novoslobodskaya metro station in Moscow. Photo taken by davesag.

4. Madrid, Spain
The Madrid Metro is the second largest underground system in Europe and the sixth largest system in the world. It has 141.7 miles of track and an additional 27.5 miles are expected to be completed by the end of this year. The Madrid Metro is the densest metro network in the world.

Highlights: Very clean and is implementing an ecologic cleaning system. Fast rides. Affordable fares. Great progress in system expansion (47 miles of new subway lines were built between 1999 and 2003). Modern stations.

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nuevos ministerios metro station. Photo taken by davidkane.
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moooove. Photo taken by _guu_.

5. Tokyo, Japan
The Tokyo subway system carries approximately 2.8 billion people per year to 282 subway stations. In addition to underground subways, the Tokyo transit system consists of the Toden Arakawa light rail line and the Ueno Zoo Monorail.

Highlights: Extremely clean. Trains are on time. The seats are heated. Trains always stop in the same place alongside markers. Subway stops are announced in both Japanese and English. Modern system. The system has underground malls and customer amenities.

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Tokyo, Japan. Photo taken by CW371.
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Shimbashi from Dai-Ichi hotel. Photo taken by garyhymes.
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6. Seoul, Korea
The Seoul Metropolitan Subway is one of the most heavily used subway systems in the world with more than 8 million daily trips. It is also one of the biggest subway stations worldwide, running 179.4 miles in length. The trains mostly run underground, but 30% of the system is above ground.

Highlights: Beautiful architecture. Growth of the system has been incredible over the past few years. Utilizes T-money, a prepaid transportation card for transport throughout the city.

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Koreans apart Subway. Photo taken by jeremyallen35.
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Korean subway tunnel. Photo taken by mikeswe.

7. New York City, USA
The New York City rapid transit system is one of the most extensive public transit systems worldwide. It has grown from 28 stations when it was founded in October of 1904 to 462 stations presently. The subway carries 4.9 million people daily.

Highlights: Offers express services that run on separate tracks from local trains. The MTA is currently testing out LED displays in subway stations to let commuters know when the next train is expected to arrive. 24 hour service. Unique and distinct artwork (mosaics) throughout the system.


NYC Platform Subway. Photo taken by Brian Weinberg.

Modern L Train. Photo taken by Brian Weinberg.

8. Montreal, Canada
The Montreal Metro is a modern system that was inaugurated in 1966. It is a small (37.8 miles reaching 65 stations on four lines) yet unique and modern system that was inspired by the Paris Metro.

Highlights: Diverse, beautiful architecture and unique station art (each station is designed by a different architect). Pleasant riding experience (smooth rides: the trains run on a rubber surface to reduce the screech of train cars). Trains are frequent and fairly comfortable.

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Montreal Metro. Photo taken by F-i-L.
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metro tunnel 1. Photo taken by Flowizm.

9. Beijing, China
The Beijing Subway is a relatively new subway system that opened in 1969 and serves Beijing and the surrounding suburbs. It is currently being expanded upon in a 7.69 billion USD (63.8 billion yuan) project to prepare for the 2008 Olympic Games. The expansion project is expected to bring the current length of the subway station from approximately 71 miles to nearly 300 miles.

Highlights: Fairly easy subway to navigate (especially if you're a foreigner). Cheap fare (3 yen for most trips). Interesting architecture on the newer subway lines. A very ambitious expansion project is in the works.

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Next stop, Torino. Photo taken by xiaming.

10. Hong Kong
The Hong Kong subway, also known as the Mass Transit Railway (which translates to "underground railway" in English), was established in 1979. Despite its relatively small size compared (56 miles) to other transit systems, the MTR transports an average of 2.46 million rides per day. The Hong Kong system is based on a British design.

Highlights: Efficient. Frequent service, High-capacity cars. Extremely affordable. Clean and modern system with air-conditioned cars. Uses the Octopus contactless smart card for subway currency, allowing travelers to swipe their card near the turnstile for easy access to train platforms.

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Disney MTR Station. Photo taken by ianong.
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Hong Kong MTR 2007. Photo taken by Michael Kwokstyle.

[kiku99]

Nice thread kab. mobile phone user penetration rate of Thailand isn't too bad compared to other countries, but we still have to improve on our mass transit system.

[fridaynightlights]

This thread is awesome!
OK what else that we are in the world Top 10/20?

2008 World's Best Cities to Travel To (Travel and Leisure Mag)
Rank 2007 Name Score
1 3 Bangkok 87.61
2 2 Buenos Aires 87.24
3 10 Cape Town 86.59
4 5 Sydney 86.49
5 1 Florence 86.24
6 - Cuzco, Peru 86.15
7 4 Rome 85.12
8 6 New York 85.03
9 8 Istanbul 84.61
10 9 San Francisco 84.42

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Share of World Publications in ISI-WOS Databases for 2005

No. Country /Territory Articles % Share
1 USA 304,670 25.60
2 Japan 77,263 6.49
3 Germany 77,124 6.48
4 England 71,047 5.97
5 Peoples R China 70,962 5.96
6 France 54,844 4.61
7 Canada 44,369 3.73
8 Italy 41,723 3.51
9 Spain 31,588 2.65
10 Australia 27,898 2.34
11 South Korea 26,434 2.22
12 India 25,493 2.14
13 Netherlands 24,573 2.06
14 Russia 24,286 2.04
15 Sweden 17,307 1.45
16 Switzerland 17,174 1.44
17 Brazil 17,053 1.43
18 Taiwan 16,147 1.36
19 Turkey 14,768 1.24
20 Poland 13,779 1.16
21 Belgium 13,412 1.13
22 Israel 10,909 0.92
23 Scotland 10,882 0.91
24 Denmark 9,266 0.78
25 Austria 9,181 0.77
26 Finland 8,398 0.71
27 Greece 7,978 0.67
28 Mexico 7,041 0.59
29 Norway 6,626 0.56
30 Singapore 6,528 0.55
31 Ireland 5,967 0.50
32 Czech Republic 5,908 0.50
33 New Zealand 5,607 0.47
34 Portugal 5,406 0.45
35 Argentina 5,128 0.43
36 Hungary 4,989 0.42
37 South Africa 4,779 0.40
38 Iran 4,690 0.39
39 Ukraine 3,886 0.33
40 Wales 3,566 0.30
41 Chile 3,041 0.26
42 Egypt 2,910 0.24
43 Thailand 2,615 0.22
44 Romania 2,460 0.21
45 Slovenia 2,128 0.18
46 Slovakia 2,068 0.17
47 North Ireland 1,837 0.15
48 Croatia 1,818 0.15
49 Bulgaria 1,744 0.15
50 Malaysia 1,596 0.13

"In conclusion...
Thailand has increased its international publications by 2.4-fold between 1999 and 2005, and is second in ASEAN, seventh in Asia, and 43rd in the
world in terms of such publications..."

Source: http://www.scienceasia.org

Need improve though!

[Xephiroth]

Very interesting thread krub.

I think we should expand the rapid transit system in another big provinces in Thailand

such as Chiangmai, Hatyai, Phuket and Pattaya in order to increase our rank.

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Total rapid transit systems statistics by country

This table is based on List of rapid transit systems. Countries can be sorted by total length of rapid transit systems, total number of stations and the year of opening of the earliest system.

Rank|Country|Length (km)|Number of stations|The year first system was opened
1 United States 1224.9 1048 1870
2 People's Republic of China 862.4 523 1981
3 Japan 792.6 706 1933
4 United Kingdom 527.1 383 1863
5 South Korea 495.5 474 1974
6 Spain 494.2 458 1919
7 Russia 453.3 282 1935
8 Germany 387.8 401 1902
9 France 354.0 473 1900
10 Brazil 274.2 199 1974
11 Mexico 223.3 203 1969
12 Canada 183.8 170 1954
13 Hong Kong 168.1 80 1979
14 Italy 162.5 190 1955
15 Chile 147.5 125 1975
16 India 111.5 96 1984
17 Singapore 109.4 64 1987
18 Thailand 106.8 51 1999
19 Sweden 105.7 100 1950
20 Republic of China (Taiwan) 102.7 90 1996
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Why Malaysia isn't in the top?
KL Transit lenght is longer than our ARL.
Isn't it?

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agree. where is malaysia? they suppose to be higher rank than Thailand, isn't it?
what did they do include for 'rapid' transit system by definition?

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The definition of rapid transit, metro(politan), subway, underground, or elevated (railway) system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with high capacity and frequency, and which is grade separated from other traffic. Rapid transit is faster and has a higher capacity than trams or light rail, but is not as fast or as far-reaching as commuter rail so I think monorail and commuter rail in Malaysia are not count as rapid transit.

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Not Monorail or commuter but i mean KL Transit or KL Ekspres that similar to our ARL (Different only their railway isn't elevated)

KL Transit have 5 stations 1.KL Sentral 2.Bandar Tasik Selatan 3.Putrajaya Cyberjaya 4.Salak Tinggi and 5.KLIA similar to our City line.

and KL Ekspres service directly from KL Sentral to KLIA similar to our Express Line.

but it's ok that we are on top 20

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List of the world's largest shopping malls

Mall Location GLA Total Area
1 Jin Yuan (Golden Resources Mall) Beijing, China560,000 m² (6 million sq ft) 680,000 m² (7.32 million sq ft)
2 SM City North EDSA Quezon City, Philippines440,000 m² (4.74 million sq ft)
[3 Central World Bangkok, Thailand429,500 m² (4.62 million sq ft) 550,000 m² (5.92 million sq ft) Area of the full complex is 1,024,000 m² including two skyscrapers.[/SIZE]
4 SM Mall of Asia Pasay City, Philippines 410,000 m² (4.41 million sq ft)
5 Jamuna Future Park Dhaka, Bangladesh 382,000 m² (4.11 million sq ft)
6 Dubai Mall[28][29][30] Dubai, UAE350,000 m² (3.77 million sq ft) 1,124,000 m² (12.1 million sq ft)
7 West Edmonton Mall Edmonton, Alberta, Canada350,000 m² (3.77 million sq ft) 570,000 m² (6.13 million sq ft)
8 SM Megamall Mandaluyong City, Philippines348,000 m² (3.75 million sq ft) 420,000 m² (4.52 million sq ft)
9 Berjaya Times Square[31] Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 320,000 m² (3.44 million sq ft) 700,000 m² (7.53 million sq ft)
10 Beijing Mall Beijing, China 320,000 m² (3.44 million sq ft) 440,000 m² (4.74 million sq ft)
[11 Siam Paragon Bangkok, Thailand 300,000 m² (3.23 million sq ft) 500,000 m² (5.38 million sq ft) [/SIZE]
12 King of Prussia Mall[33] King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, United States 259,000 m² (2.79 million sq ft) Consists of two separate buildings
13 Mall of America Bloomington, Minnesota 257,200 m² (2.77 million sq ft)

WoW!!! 3rd

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Thailand Top 1 in the world


Bang Na Expressway- World's longest bridge

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bridges_by_length

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=698142


Thailand 1st world's best brand for Value for Money 2008

http://www.countrybrandindex.com/press-release/


Suvarnabhumi Airport has the world's fourth largest single Terminal. (563,000 m2)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airport_terminal


World’s longest tunnel aquarium, Chiang Mai City

http://www.wayodd.com/thailand-opens...tunnel/v/9772/


Baiyoke Sky Hotel, the third tallest all hotel structure in the world.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baiyoke_Tower_2


List of largest cable-stayed bridges, Thailand is Rank 19.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...stayed_bridges


World's busiest airports by passenger traffic

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%2...senger_traffic


World's busiest airports by cargo traffic

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%2..._cargo_traffic


Where was Thailand in 2008 ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World's...senger_traffic


Red Bull, Thai Global Brand that World top 1 Energy Drink.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Bull

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ููู

Not Monorail or commuter but i mean KL Transit or KL Ekspres that similar to our ARL (Different only their railway isn't elevated)

KL Transit have 5 stations 1.KL Sentral 2.Bandar Tasik Selatan 3.Putrajaya Cyberjaya 4.Salak Tinggi and 5.KLIA similar to our City line.

and KL Ekspres service directly from KL Sentral to KLIA similar to our Express Line.

but it's ok that we are on top 20

KL Transit is a commuter train type, but our ARL is a rapid transit type, might be its run more frequency.

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Thailand 13.42 (2008)
We need more people to access to the internet.

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World Cars Production


Country Cars Commercial Vehicles Total Total Change

Argentina 263,120 168,981 432,101 35,1%
Australia 270,000 60,900 330,900 -16,2%
Austria 248,059 26,873 274,932 8,6%
Belgium 881,929 36,127 918,056 -1,2%
Brazil 2,092,029 519,005 2,611,034 3,3%
Canada 1,389,536 1,182,756 2,572,292 -4,3%
China 5,233,132 1,955,576 7,188,708 25,9%
Czech Rep. 848,922 5,985 854,907 41,3%
Egypt 59,462 32,111 91,573 32,2%
Finland 32,417 353 32,770 51,4%
France 2,723,196 446,023 3,169,219 -10,7%
Germany 5,398,508 421,106 5,819,614 1,1%
Hungary 187,633 3,190 190,823 25,5%
India 1,473,000 546,808 2,019,808 24,2%
Indonesia 206,321 89,687 296,008 -40,1%
Iran 800,000 104,500 904,500 10,7%
Italy 892,502 319,092 1,211,594 16,7%
Japan 9,756,515 1,727,718 11,484,233 6,3%
Malaysia 377,952 125,021 502,973 -10,8%
Mexico 1,097,619 947,899 2,045,518 22,4%
Netherlands 87,332 72,122 159,454 -11,8%
Poland 632,300 82,300 714,600 14,2%
Portugal 143,478 83,847 227,325 3,7%
Romania 201,663 11,934 213,597 9,6%
Russia 1,177,918 330,440 1,508,358 11,6%
Serbia 9,832 1,350 11,182 -21,1%
Slovakia 295,391 0 295,391 35,3%
Slovenia 115,000 35,320 150,320 -15,5%
South Africa 334,482 253,237 587,719 11,9%
South Korea 3,489,136 350,966 3,840,102 3,8%
Spain 2,078,639 698,796 2,777,435 0,9%
Sweden 288,583 44,585 333,168 -1,6%
Taiwan 211,306 91,915 303,221 -32,1%
Thailand 298,819 895,607 1,296,060 15,2% We are above Italy
Turkey 545,682 442,098 987,780 12,4%
Ukraine 274,860 20,400 295,260 36,8%
UK 1,442,085 206,303 1,648,388 -8,6%
USA 4,366,220 6,897,766 11,263,986 -6,0%
Uzbekistan 100,000 10,000 110,000 14,8%
Supplementary 411,982 129,210 541,192

Totals 49,886,549 19,240,607 69,127,156 4,0%

Which are the manufacturers and how many cars they produce?
The statistics on world car production include the following auto-makers: Anhui, Avtovaz , Beijing, BMW, Brilliance, Byd, Chana, Changhe, Chery, China National, Chrysler, Daewoo, Daihatsu, DaimlerChrysler, Dongfeng, Faw, Fiat, Ford, Fuji, Fujian, Gaz, Geely, General Motors, Great Wall, Guangzhou, Harbin, Hino, Honda, Hyundai, Ij-Avto, Isuzu, Kamaz, Kia, Mahindra&Mahindra, MAN, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Multicar, Nanjing, Navistar, Nissan, Nissan Diesel, Paccar, Porsche, Proton, PSA, Renault, Saic, Scania, Suzuki, Tata, Toyota, Uaz, Vaz, Volkswagen, and Volvo.

For detailed statistics on production by manufacturer, make, country and type visit the International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers

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World's largest Armies

1. People's Republic of China
2. United States
3. India
4. Russia
5. North Korea
6. South Korea
7. Pakistan
8. Iran
9. Turkey
10. Vietnam
11. Egypt
12. Myanmar
13. Indonesia
14. Brazil
15. Thailand
16. Syria
17. Republic of China (Taiwan)
18. Germany
19. Colombia
20. Sri Lanka


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Largest_armies

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Thailand: 180,053 km (includes 450 km of expressways) (2006)

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Number of Cars (Per 1000 People) by Country (2007)

www.swivel.com
Thailand: 280 (2000)