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Bangkok the capital of Thailand is also the largest city. It is the chief port as well as cultural,educational , political and economic hub of Thailand. Bangkok Population officially on December 31, 1999 stood at 5,662,499, just under 10% of the country's total and there were 6355144 registered residents here according to 2000 census which increased to 6642566 when 2005 census was done. The half of population of Bangkok has Chinese ancestry in some way. The huge influx of immigrants, expatriates have contributed to make a Bangkok's population a vibrant one. The population of Bangkok comprises of Chinese, Japanese , Indians , Americans,Europeans, Taiwanese ,South Koreans, as well as Nigerians, Malaysians, Singaporeans , Bangkok is indeed a mini world so to say. Bangkok in fact has the record of highest citizenship of Europeans in any city in Asia after Singapore and there are 45000 Europeans residing here while there are 30000 Japanese in Bangkok. This is another remarkable figure as this is the highest percentage of Japanese staying anywhere in Asia apart from Japan. The highest percentage of the Bangkok population is that of Thai , who are well known for their friendly behavior and warmth. It is not like that , Bangkok is one of the most often visited cities in Southeast Asia.
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