The Kingdom of Thailand
The Kingdom of Thailand is situated in the
heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered, to the east by
the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and the
Kingdom of Cambodia, to the south, by the Gulf of
Thailand and Malaysia, to the west, by the Andaman
Sea and the Union of Myanmar and to the north by
the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and the Union
of Myanmar. Thailand spreads out over
513,119
square kilometers. The population in Thailand is approximately
65
million people. From the
2010
Population and Housing Census, it showed that the most of population were Thai nationality
(95.9%
).
The rest
(4.1%
) were multi nationality; such as Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia.
93.4
% are Buddhists,
5.2
% are Muslim and
1.4
% are Christain and the others. Official language is Thai. The Baht is the
standard currency unit. Thailand’s national flag called in Thai the “Trirong”, firstly introduced by the
King Vajiravudh (Rama VI). With regard to the meaning of Trirong flag, the outer bands of red
symbolize blood spilt to protect Thailand’s independence and often more simply describe as representing
the nation. The inner bands of white symbolize the religion of Buddhism, the predominant religion of
the nation and the blue bands symbolize the monarchy of the nation, which is recognized as the center
of Thai people’s hearts. In terms of international perspective, Thailand has been a member of the
United Nations, APEC and ASEAN.
Politics and administrative divisions
Thailand is constitutional monarchy with Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the ninth king of
the House of the Chakri, as the ruling monarch. He has reigned for more then half a century, the
longest reigning Thai monarch and the longest current monarch in the world. Democratic System is
divided into three parties; Council of Ministers, Legislative and Judiciary Department. The Prime Minister
is head of the government. Legislative party: the Parliament house comprises the Senate, holding the
position for
6
years term and House of Representatives, holding the position for
4
years term, and
members of the
2
councils were from election and nominating committee. Judiciary Division includes
