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==== Thailand ====
{{further|Demographics of Thailand|Ethnic groups in Thailand}}
There are some 70 ethnic groups in [[Thailand]] which make up 24 ethnolinguistically [[Tai peoples]] such as the [[Thai people|Central Thais]], [[Isan people|Isan]], and [[Northern Thai people|Northern Thais]], 22 [[Austroasiatic languages|Austroasiatic]] peoples, with significant populations of [[Northern Khmer people|Northern Khmer]] and [[Kuy people|Kuy]], 11 [[Sino-Tibetan languages|Sino-Tibetan]]-speaking [[Hill tribe (Thailand)|hill tribes]], 3 [[Austronesian peoples]] being [[Malays in Thailand|Malays]], [[Moken]], and [[Urak Lawoi]]. Immigrants in the nation includes communities like the [[Chinese in Thailand|Chinese]], [[Indians in Thailand|Indians]], and [[Thai Portuguese]]. However, the Royal Thai Government officially recognizes only 62 of these ethnolinguistic groups.