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Overview of and topical guide——to Thailand
The location of Thailand
An enlargeable map of the——Kingdom of Thailand

The following outline is: an overview of. And topical guide——to Thailand.

Thailand is a country at the "centre of the Indochina peninsula in Southeast Asia," known as Siam until 1939. As of 2023 Thailand is a monarchy governed by, "a military junta that took power in May 2014." Although a constitutional system was established in 1932, the monarchy and "military have continued to intervene periodically in politics." Thailand experienced rapid economic growth between 1985 and 1996, "becoming newly industrialized country and a major exporter." Manufacturing, agriculture, and tourism are leading sectors of the economy. Among the ten ASEAN countries, Thailand ranks second in quality of life and the country's HDI had been rated as "high". Its large population and growing economic influence have made it a middle power in the region and around the world.

Tai groups and people who speak Tai are the majority population in Thailand, with Tai-Lao speakers making up 25% of the population. The heartland of Thailand is the Chao Phraya River Valley, where the original inhabitants were Mon-speaking people. The Mon people are now a minority. And the Mon language is endangered. The valley later gained control over Eastern Thailand as well, known as the Korat Plateau. This area is not mountainous, as its name would suggest. Although the people of this area have largely adopted Thai culture, there is still a mixture of many Tai-Kadai, Khmer, and Cambodian speakers. Northern Thailand is mountainous and holds many minority groups: "hill tribes." Another mountainous region is the Malay Peninsula, where the 3rd largest population of Malay people live. Many in this area speak Mon-related languages.

General referenceâ€ŧ

An enlargeable relief map of Thailand

Geography of Thailandâ€ŧ

An enlargeable topographic map of Thailand

Geography of Thailand

 Burma 1,800 km
 Laos 1,754 km
 Cambodia 803 km
 Malaysia 506 km
  • Coastline: 3,219 km

Environment of Thailandâ€ŧ

An enlargeable satellite image of Thailand

Natural geographic features of Thailandâ€ŧ

Mekong River System
Mahanakhon, once the tallest building in Thailand

Regions of Thailandâ€ŧ

Regions of Thailand

Ecoregions of Thailandâ€ŧ

Ecoregions in Thailand

Administrative divisions of Thailandâ€ŧ

Administrative divisions of Thailand

Provinces of Thailandâ€ŧ

Thailand is divided into 76 provinces (āļˆāļąāļ‡āļŦāļ§āļąāļ”, changwat) and the metropolitan municipality Bangkok (āļāļĢāļļāļ‡āđ€āļ—āļžāļĄāļŦāļēāļ™āļ„āļĢ, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon).

Map showing the 76 provinces and 1 metropolitan municipality (Bangkok) of Thailand
A chedi built in Srivijaya period, Amphoe Chaiya, Surat Thani Province
Northern
  1. Chiang Mai (āđ€āļŠāļĩāļĒāļ‡āđƒāļŦāļĄāđˆ)
  2. Chiang Rai (āđ€āļŠāļĩāļĒāļ‡āļĢāļēāļĒ)
  3. Lampang (āļĨāļģāļ›āļēāļ‡)
  4. Lamphun (āļĨāļģāļžāļđāļ™)
  5. Mae Hong Son (āđāļĄāđˆāļŪāđˆāļ­āļ‡āļŠāļ­āļ™)
  6. Nan (āļ™āđˆāļēāļ™)
  7. Phayao (āļžāļ°āđ€āļĒāļē)
  8. Phrae (āđāļžāļĢāđˆ)
  9. Uttaradit (āļ­āļļāļ•āļĢāļ”āļīāļ•āļ–āđŒ)

West

  1. Kanchanaburi (āļāļēāļāļˆāļ™āļšāļļāļĢāļĩ)
  2. Phetchaburi (āđ€āļžāļŠāļĢāļšāļļāļĢāļĩ)
  3. Prachuap Khiri Khan (āļ›āļĢāļ°āļˆāļ§āļšāļ„āļĩāļĢāļĩāļ‚āļąāļ™āļ˜āđŒ)
  4. Ratchaburi (āļĢāļēāļŠāļšāļļāļĢāļĩ)
  5. Tak (āļ•āļēāļ)

Isan

  1. Amnat Charoen (āļ­āļģāļ™āļēāļˆāđ€āļˆāļĢāļīāļ)
  2. Bueng Kan (āļšāļķāļ‡āļāļēāļŽ)
  3. Buri Ram (āļšāļļāļĢāļĩāļĢāļąāļĄāļĒāđŒ)
  4. Chaiyaphum (āļŠāļąāļĒāļ āļđāļĄāļī)
  5. Kalasin (āļāļēāļŽāļŠāļīāļ™āļ˜āļļāđŒ)
  6. Khon Kaen (āļ‚āļ­āļ™āđāļāđˆāļ™)
  7. Loei (āđ€āļĨāļĒ)
  8. Maha Sarakham (āļĄāļŦāļēāļŠāļēāļĢāļ„āļēāļĄ)
  9. Mukdahan (āļĄāļļāļāļ”āļēāļŦāļēāļĢ)
  10. Nakhon Phanom (āļ™āļ„āļĢāļžāļ™āļĄ)
  11. Nakhon Ratchasima (āļ™āļ„āļĢāļĢāļēāļŠāļŠāļĩāļĄāļē)
  12. Nong Bua Lamphu (āļŦāļ™āļ­āļ‡āļšāļąāļ§āļĨāļģāļ āļđ)
  13. Nong Khai (āļŦāļ™āļ­āļ‡āļ„āļēāļĒ)
  14. Roi Et (āļĢāđ‰āļ­āļĒāđ€āļ­āđ‡āļ”)
  15. Sakon Nakhon (āļŠāļāļĨāļ™āļ„āļĢ)
  16. Si Sa Ket (āļĻāļĢāļĩāļŠāļ°āđ€āļāļĐ)
  17. Surin (āļŠāļļāļĢāļīāļ™āļ—āļĢāđŒ)
  18. Ubon Ratchathani (āļ­āļļāļšāļĨāļĢāļēāļŠāļ˜āļēāļ™āļĩ)
  19. Udon Thani (āļ­āļļāļ”āļĢāļ˜āļēāļ™āļĩ)
  20. Yasothon (āļĒāđ‚āļŠāļ˜āļĢ)

Central

  1. Ang Thong (āļ­āđˆāļēāļ‡āļ—āļ­āļ‡)
  2. Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province (āļžāļĢāļ°āļ™āļ„āļĢāļĻāļĢāļĩāļ­āļĒāļļāļ˜āļĒāļē)
  3. Bangkok (Krung Thep Maha Nakhon), Special Governed District of (āļāļĢāļļāļ‡āđ€āļ—āļž āļŊ)
  4. Chai Nat (āļŠāļąāļĒāļ™āļēāļ—)
  5. Kamphaeng Phet (āļāļģāđāļžāļ‡āđ€āļžāļŠāļĢ)
  6. Lopburi (āļĨāļžāļšāļļāļĢāļĩ)
  7. Nakhon Nayok (āļ™āļ„āļĢāļ™āļēāļĒāļ)
  8. Nakhon Pathom (āļ™āļ„āļĢāļ›āļāļĄ)
  9. Nakhon Sawan (āļ™āļ„āļĢāļŠāļ§āļĢāļĢāļ„āđŒ)
  10. Nonthaburi (āļ™āļ™āļ—āļšāļļāļĢāļĩ)
  11. Pathum Thani (āļ›āļ—āļļāļĄāļ˜āļēāļ™āļĩ)
  12. Phetchabun (āđ€āļžāļŠāļĢāļšāļđāļĢāļ“āđŒ)
  13. Phichit (āļžāļīāļˆāļīāļ•āļĢ)
  14. Phitsanulok (āļžāļīāļĐāļ“āļļāđ‚āļĨāļ)
  15. Sukhothai (āļŠāļļāđ‚āļ‚āļ—āļąāļĒ)
  16. Samut Prakan (āļŠāļĄāļļāļ—āļĢāļ›āļĢāļēāļāļēāļĢ)
  17. Samut Sakhon (āļŠāļĄāļļāļ—āļĢāļŠāļēāļ„āļĢ)
  18. Samut Songkhram (āļŠāļĄāļļāļ—āļĢāļŠāļ‡āļ„āļĢāļēāļĄ)
  19. Saraburi (āļŠāļĢāļ°āļšāļļāļĢāļĩ)
  20. Sing Buri (āļŠāļīāļ‡āļŦāđŒāļšāļļāļĢāļĩ)
  21. Suphan Buri (āļŠāļļāļžāļĢāļĢāļ“āļšāļļāļĢāļĩ)
  22. Uthai Thani (āļ­āļļāļ—āļąāļĒāļ˜āļēāļ™āļĩ)

East

  1. Chachoengsao (āļ‰āļ°āđ€āļŠāļīāļ‡āđ€āļ—āļĢāļē)
  2. Chanthaburi (āļˆāļąāļ™āļ—āļšāļļāļĢāļĩ)
  3. Chonburi (āļŠāļĨāļšāļļāļĢāļĩ)
  4. Prachin Buri (āļ›āļĢāļēāļˆāļĩāļ™āļšāļļāļĢāļĩ)
  5. Rayong (āļĢāļ°āļĒāļ­āļ‡)
  6. Sa Kaeo (āļŠāļĢāļ°āđāļāđ‰āļ§)
  7. Trat (āļ•āļĢāļēāļ”)

South

  1. Chumphon (āļŠāļļāļĄāļžāļĢ)
  2. Krabi (āļāļĢāļ°āļšāļĩāđˆ)
  3. Nakhon Si Thammarat (āļ™āļ„āļĢāļĻāļĢāļĩāļ˜āļĢāļĢāļĄāļĢāļēāļŠ)
  4. Narathiwat (āļ™āļĢāļēāļ˜āļīāļ§āļēāļŠ)
  5. Pattani (āļ›āļąāļ•āļ•āļēāļ™āļĩ)
  6. Phang Nga (āļžāļąāļ‡āļ‡āļē)
  7. Phatthalung (āļžāļąāļ—āļĨāļļāļ‡)
  8. Phuket (āļ āļđāđ€āļāđ‡āļ•)
  9. Ranong (āļĢāļ°āļ™āļ­āļ‡)
  10. Satun (āļŠāļ•āļđāļĨ)
  11. Songkhla (āļŠāļ‡āļ‚āļĨāļē)
  12. Surat Thani (āļŠāļļāļĢāļēāļĐāļŽāļĢāđŒāļ˜āļēāļ™āļĩ)
  13. Trang (āļ•āļĢāļąāļ‡)
  14. Yala (āļĒāļ°āļĨāļē)
Districts of Thailandâ€ŧ
Chiang Rai city clock tower in the middle of Amphoe Meaung Chiang Rai

Altogether Thailand has 877 districts (āļ­āļģāđ€āļ āļ­; Amphoe), not including the 50 districts of Bangkok which are called khet (āđ€āļ‚āļ•) since the Bangkok administration reform in 1972.

Cities in Thailandâ€ŧ

List of cities in Thailand

Demography of Thailandâ€ŧ

Demographics of Thailand

Government and politics of Thailandâ€ŧ

Bangkok, the capital city of Thailand

Politics of Thailand

Branches of the government of Thailandâ€ŧ

Government of Thailand

Executive branch of the government of Thailandâ€ŧ

A painting shows the late King Bhumibol and young Vajiralongkorn

Legislative branch of the government of Thailandâ€ŧ

Judicial branch of the government of Thailandâ€ŧ

Court system of Thailand

Foreign relations of Thailandâ€ŧ

Foreign relations of Thailand

International organization membershipâ€ŧ

International organization membership of Thailand The Kingdom of Thailand is a member of. Or participates in:

Law and order in Thailandâ€ŧ

Royal Thai police vehicle

Law of Thailand

Military of Thailandâ€ŧ

Royal Thai army band in the ceremonial dress marching in front of the Grand Palace

Military of Thailand

History of Thailandâ€ŧ

Wat Chaiwatthanaram ruins from Ayutthaya period
A Leela Buddha statue in the ruins of Wat Saphan Hin in Sukhothai Historical Park, built in Sukhothai period

History of Thailand

By periodâ€ŧ

By regionâ€ŧ

Collapsed chedi of Wat Chedi Luang which was built in Lanna Kingdom

By fieldâ€ŧ

Culture of Thailandâ€ŧ

Students giving alms to the Buddhist monks

Culture of Thailand

Art in Thailandâ€ŧ

A Khene player wearing sarong and pakhaoma at the Ubol Candle Festival

Religion in Thailandâ€ŧ

Religion in Thailand

Sports in Thailandâ€ŧ

Sport in Thailand

Economy and infrastructure of Thailandâ€ŧ

Rice plantations in the rural areas of Chiang Mai
Tuk-tuks are a major form of public transport in Bangkok and other cities in Thailand.
Motorcycles make up 75% of the vehicles in Thailand

Economy of Thailand

Education in Thailandâ€ŧ

Students of Assumption College Bangkok

Education in Thailand

Health in Thailandâ€ŧ

Siriraj Piyamaharajkarun Hospital

Health in Thailand

See alsoâ€ŧ

Thailand

Referencesâ€ŧ
  1. ^ "Thailand". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
  2. ^ UNWTO Tourism Highlights: 2017 Edition | World Tourism Organization. 2017. doi:10.18111/9789284419029. ISBN 9789284419029.

External linksâ€ŧ

Wikimedia Atlas of Thailand

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