Thailand

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Sponsors have helped Thai children since 1970, when Compassion teamed up with churches in Thailand to fight poverty.

southern Asia

sports: Muay Thai (Thai boxing), soccer, volleyball

foods: curries, pad Thai, fried rice, noodle soups

celebrations: Songkran Festival (Thai new year), Ghost Festival, Vassa ("Buddhist Lent")

Its capital, Bangkok, is the most-visited city in the world.

elephants, king cobras, sun bears

Poverty Pitfalls


Many kids don't get enough food to grow strong. There isn't enough clean water.	Sponsored kids eat healthy meals and drink clean water at their Compassion centers.
Some kids are forced to work.	Churches work to protect children from people who might force them into work.

a little bigger than two Wyomings put together

money: baht

To say hi, people bow their heads while pressing their hands together like a prayer.

mostly built on landforms called deltas created by rivers flowing from the Himalaya mountains

home to the endangered Bengal tiger, the national animal

Wing Kwai is a yearly water buffalo race in Chonburi, Thailand.

Stats	Thailand ??	United States 🇺🇸
Population	68,414,135	339,665,118
People Living in Poverty	7.2%	15.1%
Languages	Thai, Burmese, English	English, Spanish, Chinese, other
Religions	Buddhist 94.6%, Muslim 4.3%, Christian 1%, other/none 0.1%	Protestant 46.5%, none/other 26.1%, Roman Catholic 20.8%, Jewish 1.9%, Mormon 1.6%, Muslim 0.9%, Jehovah’s Witness 0.8%, Buddhist 0.7%, Hindu 0.7%
Typical Family Income	$17,800 per year	$63,700 per year