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[[File:Flag of Thailand.svg|right|thumb|400x400px|The Thai flag known as '''ธงไตรรงค์''', meaning tricolour flag.]]
'''Thailand''', officially the '''Kingdom of Thailand''', is a country located in the Indochina peninsula in Southeast Asia with borders to [[Cambodia]], Laos, [[Malaysia]] and Myanmar (Burma), with maritime borders with [[Vietnam]]. Thailand has been a monarchy since 1238 and became a constitutional monarchy on June 24, 1932. The capital of Thailand is [[:wp:Bangkok|Bangkok]]. Thai authorities banned the [[Grand Theft Auto]] series in [[2008]] after the murder of a taxi driver.

==Real world==
In 2008 an eighteen year old was arrested in Thailand for stabbing a fifty-four year old taxi driver to death, He confessed to stealing the taxi and killing the driver after he fought back. The teenager said he was trying to copy a scene in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. The incident led to the game being banned and the teenager currently faces the death penalty if convicted.<ref name="Thailand">{{cite web | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/technology/newsid_7540000/7540623.stm | title = Thailand bans Grand Theft Auto IV | work = Reed, Jim and BBC | accessdate = | accessyear = }}</ref> As a result of this incident, the game was subsequently banned in Thailand.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/technology/newsid_7540000/7540623.stm |title=Thailand bans Grand Theft Auto IV |accessdate=|author=Reed, Jim |date=|publisher=BBC Newsbeat }}</ref>

==Thai characters==
*[[Zorba Philippidis]] may be Thai despite his Greek name, with his body later returned to his wife in Thailand.

==References to Thailand==
===2D Universe===
;GTA London 1969/GTA London 1961
*[[Albert Crisp]] moves to Thailand in [[1969]]/[[1961]] (depending on if the player is playing [[Grand Theft Auto: London 1969|GTA London 1969]] or [[Grand Theft Auto: London 1961|GTA London 1961]]) to escape the games [[Protagonists in GTA London|protagonist]].

===3D Universe===
;GTA III
*[[Thomas Shaw]] writes an [[Liberty Tree Articles in GTA III/March 2001#'Red Light' Licenses up for Renewal|article]] about the [[Red Light District]] of [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] losing out to its competitors, which includes Bangkok, Thailand.
*[[Morgan Merryweather]] mentions Thailand in an [[Liberty Tree Articles in GTA III/May 2001#"The Powers of the Fugue, A Mystery Uncovered"|article]] for the [[Liberty Tree]] newspaper.

;GTA Vice City
*[[Eugene]]'s [[Vice City Bureau of Investigation]] record states that he likes Thailand.
*[[Jezz Torrent]] asks employees of [[Juan Cortez]] during [[The Party]] if they know how ping pong is played in Thailand.

;GTA Vice City Stories
*[[Bryce Parker]] reports on prostitution - and his personal enjoyment - of children and prepubescents in Thailand for the [[New World Order]] show on [[Vice City Public Radio|VCPR]].
*During the mission [[Taking the Fall]], [[Lance Vance]] tells a contact over the [[Mobile Phone|phone]] that his name is Lance T. Vance suggesting the T stands for: "'T' for tulips in Thailand.".

===HD Universe===
;GTA IV
*The body of [[Zorba Philippidis]] is returned to his wife in Thailand after an autopsy found he had drowned in the [[Humboldt River]] in [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]].
*The [[Platypus]] ship has a number of Thai passengers upon its arrival in Liberty City.

==References==
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