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
63.4
million people:
80%
Thais,
10%
Chinese,
3%
Malaysian
and the rest are various minorities of hills tribes. 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 court of justice, the constitutional court and the administrative court, where the
member are from selective system.
