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Anthem: Phleng Chat Thai
Royal anthem: Sansoen Phra Barami
Capital and largest city: Bangkok
Official languages: Thai
Spoken languages: Isan, Kam Mueang, Pak Tai
Ethnic groups:
86% Thais
- 39% Central Thai
- 28% Thai Lao (Isan)
- 10% Khon Muang
- 9% Southern Thai
3% Khmer
2% Malays
9% Other (68 minority ethnic groups)
Religion:
94.50% Buddhism
4.29% Islam
1.17% Christianity
0.03% Hinduism
0.01% Unaffiliated
Demonym(s): Thai, Siamese (historic)
Government: Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
• Monarch
Maha Vajiralongkorn
• Prime Minister
Sompong Amornwiwat
• Senate President
Prasert Jantararuangtong
• House Speaker
Anudit Nakorntap
Legislature: National Assembly
• Upper house
Senate (250; Independents 250)
• Lower house
House of Representatives (500; Pheu Thai Party 248, Palang Pracharath Party 128, Move Forward Party 41, Democrat Party 36, Bhumjaithai Party 29, Thai Liberal Party 14, Chartthaipattana Party 2, Prachachart Party 1, New Economics Party 1)
Formation
• Sukhothai Kingdom
1238–1448
• Ayutthaya Kingdom
1351–1767
• Thonburi Kingdom
1768–1782
• Rattanakosin Kingdom
6 April 1782
• Constitutional monarchy
24 June 1932
• Current constitution
11 October 1997
Area
• Total
513,120 km2 (198,120 sq mi) (50th)
• Water (%)
0.4 (2,230 km2)
Population
• 2019 estimate
Increase 76,788,939 (22nd)
• Density
132.1/km2 (342.1/sq mi) (88th)
GDP (PPP)	2019 estimate
• Total
$1.390 trillion
• Per capita
$20,474
GDP (nominal)	2019 estimate
• Total
$516 billion
• Per capita
$7,607
Gini (2015)	36
medium
HDI (2019)	Increase 0.777
high · 79th
Currency: Baht (THB)
Time zone: UTC+7 (ICT)
Driving side: left
Calling code: +66
ISO 3166 code: TH
Internet TLD: .th

Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and formerly known as Siam, is a country in Southeast Asia. Located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, it is composed of 76 provinces, and covers an area of 513,120 square kilometres (198,120 sq mi), and a population of over 76 million people. Thailand is the world's 50th-largest country by land area, and the 22nd-most-populous country in the world. The capital and largest city is Bangkok, a special administrative area. Thailand is bordered to the north by Myanmar and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and the southern extremity of Myanmar. Its maritime boundaries include Vietnam in the Gulf of Thailand to the southeast, and Indonesia and India on the Andaman Sea to the southwest. Nominally, Thailand is a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy; however, in recent history, its government has experienced multiple coups and periods of military dictatorships.

Tai peoples migrated from southwestern China to mainland Southeast Asia from the 11th century; the oldest known mention of their presence in the region by the exonym Siamese dates to the 12th century. Various Indianised kingdoms such as the Mon kingdoms, Khmer Empire and Malay states ruled the region, competing with Thai states such as the Kingdoms of Ngoenyang, Sukhothai, Lan Na and Ayutthaya, which rivalled each other. Documented European contact began in 1511 with a Portuguese diplomatic mission to Ayutthaya, which became a regional power by the end of the 15th century. Ayutthaya reached its peak during cosmopolitan Narai's reign (1656–1688), gradually declining thereafter until being ultimately destroyed in the 1767 Burmese–Siamese War. Taksin (r. 1767–1782) quickly reunified the fragmented territory and established the short-lived Thonburi Kingdom. He was succeeded in 1782 by Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (r. 1782–1809), the first monarch of the current Chakri dynasty.

Throughout the era of Western imperialism in Asia, Siam remained the only nation in the region to avoid being colonized by foreign powers, although the Siamese government was often forced to cede both territory and trade concessions in unequal treaties. The Siamese system of government was centralized and transformed into modern unitary absolute monarchy in the reign of Chulalongkorn (r. 1868–1910). Siam joined World War I siding with the allies, a political decision to amend the unequal treaties. Following a bloodless revolution in 1932, Siam became a constitutional monarchy and changed its official name to "Thailand". Thailand was a satellite of Japan in World War II. In the late 1950s, a military coup under Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat revived the monarchy's historically influential role in politics. Thailand became a major ally of the United States, and played a key anti-communist role in the region as a member of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO).

Thailand is a founding member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Despite comparatively sporadic changes in leadership, it is considered a middle power in global affairs. With a high level of human development, the second-largest economy in Southeast Asia, and the 20th-largest in the world by PPP, Thailand is classified as a newly industrialized economy; manufacturing, agriculture, and tourism are leading sectors of the economy.

Thailand is a unitary state in Southeast Asia. The administrative services of the executive branch of the government are regulated by the National Government Organisation Act, BE 2534 (1991). Under this Act, the services are divided into three levels: central, provincial and local.

The central government consists of ministries, bureaus, and departments. Each of the ministries and bureaus is led by a minister who is a member of the Council of Ministers. A bureau may be an independent agency with the same status as a ministry or may be subject to a ministry. Currently, there are no bureaus. The ministries and bureaus are divided into departments, inter alia. Each department is led by a director general. There is a central government agency called Office of the Prime Minister. It is led by the prime minister and bears ministerial status. There are also independent central government agencies. These agencies are not under any ministry, bureau, or department, but are directly subject to the prime minister. They are:
Bureau of the Royal Household
Office of the Royal Development Projects Boards
National Police Agency
National Office of Buddhism
Royal Institute of Thailand
Southern Border Provinces Administration Centre

The provincial government consists of provinces. As of 31 December 2018 there were 76 provinces. Each province is led by a governor and is divided into districts. As of 2010, there were 796 districts throughout the country. In each province, there is one capital district. For example, the capital district of Chiang Mai Province is Mueang Chiang Mai District. The exception is Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, where both the province and the capital district share the same name. Each district is led by a district chief. Some provinces may include minor districts. A minor district was established in large areas where the small number of residents did not warrant the formation of a district. Each minor district is led by a district clerk. Governors, district chiefs, and district clerks are appointed by the central government.

The provinces and Administrative Areas:
Bangkok (special administrative area) Bangkok
Amnat Charoen Amnat Charoen
Ang Thong Ang Thong
Bueng Kan Bueng Kan
Buriram Buriram
Chachoengsao Chachoengsao
Chai Nat Chai Nat
Chaiyaphum Chaiyaphum
Chanthaburi Chanthaburi
Chiang Mai Chiang Mai
Chiang Rai Chiang Rai
Chonburi Chonburi
Chumphon Chumphon
Kalasin Kalasin
Kamphaeng Phet Kamphaeng Phet
Kanchanaburi Kanchanaburi
Khon Kaen Khon Kaen
Krabi Krabi
Lampang Lampang
Lamphun Lamphun
Loei Loei
Lopburi Lopburi
Mae Hong Son Mae Hong Son
Maha Sarakham Maha Sarakham
Mukdahan Mukdahan
Nakhon Nayok Nakhon Nayok
Nakhon Pathom Nakhon Pathom
Nakhon Phanom Nakhon Phanom
Nakhon Ratchasima Nakhon Ratchasima
Nakhon Sawan Nakhon Sawan
Nakhon Si Thammarat Nakhon Si Thammarat
Nan	Nan
Narathiwat Narathiwat
Nong Bua Lamphu Nong Bua Lam Phu
Nong Khai Nong Khai
Nonthaburi Nonthaburi
Pathum Thani Pathum Thani
Pattani Pattani
Phang Nga Phang Nga
Phatthalung Phatthalung
Phayao Phayao
Phetchabun Phetchabun
Phetchaburi Phetchaburi
Phichit Phichit
Phitsanulok Phitsanulok
Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
Phrae Phrae
Phuket Phuket
Prachinburi Prachinburi
Prachuap Khiri Khan Prachuap Khiri Khan
Ranong Ranong
Ratchaburi Ratchaburi
Rayong Rayong
Roi Et Roi Et
Sa Kaeo Sa Kaeo
Sakon Nakhon Sakon Nakhon
Samut Prakan Samut Prakan
Samut Sakhon Samut Sakhon
Samut Songkhram Samut Songkhram
Saraburi Saraburi
Satun Satun
Sing Buri Sing Buri
Sisaket Sisaket
Songkhla Songkhla
Sukhothai Sukhothai (Sukhothai Thani)
Suphan Buri Suphan Buri
Surat Thani Surat Thani
Surin Surin
Tak Tak
Trang Trang
Trat Trat
Ubon Ratchathani Ubon Ratchathani
Udon Thani Udon Thani
Uthai Thani Uthai Thani
Uttaradit Uttaradit
Yala Yala
Yasothon Yasothon