The Government of Thailand
Overview
- Capital: Bangkok
- Administrative regions: 76 provinces plus the Bangkok special administrative area
- Government & legal system: Parliamentary constitutional monarchy; civil law system. (government site)
- Head of state / government: King Maha Vajiralongkorn (Rama X); Prime Minister (head of government — verify current officeholder given recent political change) (official page)
- Official language(s): Thai (official)
- National Day: December 5 (traditionally the birthday of the late King Bhumibol, still widely observed)
- Independence: Not applicable — Thailand was never colonized
- Other official holidays: Songkran (Thai New Year, mid-April), Constitution Day (Dec 10)
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (official site)
- Regional / international memberships: United Nations/ UN, Association of Southeast Asian Nations/ ASEAN, Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation/ APEC, World Trade Organization/WTO
- Visa / entry requirements: E-visa / visa-exempt arrangements for many nationalities. (visa info)
- Currency: Thai baht (THB) — notes depict the reigning King (currently Vajiralongkorn) alongside previous monarchs and royal landmarks.
- Flag symbolism: Five horizontal bands — red, white, blue (double width), white, red — red represents the nation, white represents religion (Buddhism), blue represents the monarchy.
