court of justice, the constitutional court and the administrative court, where the members are from
selective system. Currently Thailand is under the
2014
Constitution (Interim).
Administration system in Thailand is divided into
3
parts: the Central administration consisting
of
20
ministries and
200
departments. Regional administration consisting of
77
provinces, the newest
province is Bueng Kan, which has established on March
23, 2011.
The Local administration part is
divided into Provincial Administration Organization, Municipality and Sub District Administration
Organization. There are
2
special local territories; namely Bangkok and Pattaya. Bangkok, where is the
largest city, and the capital city, is the centre of administrative management of the country.
Climate
The local climate is tropical, characterized roughly into three seasons. The period of hot season
is during mid-February to mid- May. The highest temperature is in April. From mid-May to mid-
October, the rainy season, it is rainy and cloudy from the tropical monsoon zone of Southeast Asia,
then it turns moderate to cool until February, exception is the southern region, where it is hot and
humid throughout the year, therefore there are only
2
seasons; hot season and rainy season.
Transport
There are varieties of transport in Thailand, major transportation is road transport, which
consists of fixed-route buses, coaches, private automobiles, taxi, tuk-tuk and motorcycle taxi. Main
highways in Thailand are such as Phaholyothin road, Mittraphap road, Sukhumvit road and Phetkasem
road. A Bangkok - Chon Buri motorway is linking to the new airport and Eastern Seaboard.
Rail transport, the State Railway of Thailand operates
4,346
km. Rail transport comprises
Metro systems, which are in only Bangkok; sky-train or BTS, subway or MRT and Suvarnabhumi
Airport Rail Link. Rail links to neighboring countries, namely, Malaysia and Laos are also operated.
Air transport: as being a hub in Southeast Asia, Thailand has set up the new and modern
country's main airports, named Suvarnabhumi International Airport, since
2006
. There are also some
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