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Administrative divisions:
76 provinces (changwat, singular
and plural); Amnat Charoen, Ang Thong, Buriram, Chachoengsao, Chai Nat,
Chaiyaphum, Chanthaburi, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Chon Buri, Chumphon, Kalasin,
Kamphaeng Phet, Kanchanaburi, Khon Kaen, Krabi, Krung Thep Mahanakhon (Bangkok),
Lampang, Lamphun, Loei, Lop Buri, Mae Hong Son, Maha Sarakham, Mukdahan,
Nakhon Nayok, Nakhon Pathom, Nakhon Phanom, Nakhon Ratchasima, Nakhon Sawan,
Nakhon Si Thammarat, Nan, Narathiwat, Nong Bua Lamphu, Nong Khai, Nonthaburi,
Pathum Thani, Pattani, Phangnga, Phatthalung, Phayao, Phetchabun, Phetchaburi,
Phichit, Phitsanulok, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Phrae, Phuket, Prachin
Buri, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Ranong, Ratchaburi, Rayong, Roi Et, Sa Kaeo,
Sakon Nakhon, Samut Prakan, Samut Sakhon, Samut Songkhram, Sara Buri, Satun,
Sing Buri, Sisaket, Songkhla, Sukhothai, Suphan Buri, Surat Thani, Surin,
Tak, Trang, Trat, Ubon Ratchathani, Udon Thani, Uthai Thani, Uttaradit,
Yala, Yasothon
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Capital: Bangkok
: Bangkok
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Constitution:
new constitution signed by King PHUMIPHON on 11 October 1997
Country name:
conventional long form: Kingdom of
Thailand
conventional short form: Thailand
former: Siam
Departments
Department
of Business Development (Ministry of Commerce)
Department
of Corrections
Department
of Environmental Quality Promotion
Department
of Export Promotion
Department
of Industrial Works
Department
of Town & Country Planning (DTCP)
Diplomatic representation from the
US:
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coming
Diplomatic representation in the US:
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Executive branch:
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coming
Government type:
constitutional monarchy
Independence:
1238 (traditional founding date; never colonized)
International organization participation:
APEC, APT, ARF, AsDB, ASEAN, BIS,
CP, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt (signatory), ICFTU, ICRM, IDA,
IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, MIGA,
NAM, OAS (observer), OIC (observer), OPCW, OSCE (partner), PCA, UN, UNAMSIL,
UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO,
WTO
Judicial branch:
Supreme Court or Sandika (judges
appointed by the monarch)
Legal system:
based on civil law system, with influences
of common law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
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of Corrections
Legislative branch:
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coming
National holiday:
Birthday of King PHUMIPHON, 5 December (1927)
Political parties and leaders:
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coming
Flag description:
five horizontal bands of red (top),
white, blue (double width), white, and red
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