| Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, is one of the six | | | | However, many people from rural Thailand keep |
| provinces of the Bangkok Metropolitan Area with a | | | | flocking to Bangkok in search of work and this means |
| population of over 5,000,000 people. | | | | that Bangkok is facing the usual problems associated |
| In Bangkok, you will find people mainly from three | | | | with overpopulation. There is housing shortage, traffic |
| races. 80 percent of the local population is Thai; 10 | | | | jams and unemployment. |
| percent consists of Chinese immigrants; 3 percent of | | | | If one looks closely at Bangkok, one will see that the |
| the population is Malay while the balance is a mix of | | | | rich and poor comprise of Thai nationals while the |
| Mons, Khmers and Hill Tribes. | | | | middle class consists of minorities and foreigners. |
| Bangkok has always been the migratory crossroad | | | | However, most business enterprises in Bangkok, |
| and this was quite evident from the 19th century until | | | | especially those located in Sam Peng, are run by |
| World War II. Many Chinese came to Bangkok looking | | | | Chinese. |
| for work as jobs were scarce in China. The Chinese | | | | Majority of people in Bangkok practice Theravada |
| population in Bangkok was so large that even street | | | | Buddhism. 5 percent of the population follows Islam |
| signs had to be written in Chinese. However, after the | | | | while Christianity and Hinduism is practiced by just a |
| end of World War II, Chinese immigration to Bangkok | | | | few people. |
| has ceased because of stricter immigration laws. | | | | |