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
513,115
square kilometers. The population in Thailand is approximately
63.5
million people:
75%
Thais,
14%
Chinese,
3%
Malaysian and the rest are various minorities of hills tribes. Official language is Thai and
most of Thai people are Buddhist. 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 members are from
selective system. Currently Thailand is under the
2007
Constitution.
