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 Capital: bangkok
 Country name
: conventional long form: kingdom of thailand conventional short form: thailand former: siam
 National holiday: birthday of king phumiphon. 5 december (1927)

Government type
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constitutional monarchy
 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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Independence:
1238 (traditional founding date; never colonized)

Political parties and leaders: democrat party or dp (prachathipat party) [abhisit wetchachiwa]; people's party or pp (mahachon party) [anek laothamatas]; thai nation party or tnp (chat thai party) [barnharn silpa-archa]; thai rak thai party or trt [thaksin chinnawat]
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Political pressure groups and leaders:
na
 International organization participation
: apec. apt. arf. asdb. asean. bis. cp. eas. 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). onub. opcw. osce (partner). pca. un. unamsil. unctad. unesco. unhcr. unido. upu. wcl. wco. wftu. who. wipo. wmo. wtoo. wto
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