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...million people of this France-size land call their country Muang-Thai, which means land of the free. Thailand, in fact, is the only country in Southeast Asia that was never colonized by a Western power. For centuries the country has managed to survive the ambitions of would-be occupiers through a combination of diplomatic guile, compromise, opportunism and sheer luck...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOUTHEAST ASIA: A Rescue Plan at Last | 7/30/1979 | See Source »

...Siamese call their country Muang-Thai, which means "country of the free." The system of government is based largely upon that of Britain. Siam lies to the south of China and to the east of India. Its area is 200,148 sq. mi-about four times the size of Pennsylvania...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SIAM: Royal Visit | 10/13/1924 | See Source »

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