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Ko Samui
Ko Samui (เกาะสมุย), often called just Samui (สมุย) is an island of great natural beauty and variety in the Gulf of Thailand. The palm-fringed shoreline and coconut and fruit cultivation of the coastal lowlands rise to a central granite massif, the slopes of which are cloaked in virgin rainforest.
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Currency
Thai Baht (THB)- Language
- Thai
Language
Thai - Time zones
UTC+7
UTC+7- Power plugs
- Type A/B/C/F
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Type A, B, C, F · 220 V - Getting around
Drive on the left
Drive on the left
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Gulf of Thailand, Thailand · Population: 63K · Calling code: +66
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