| Confederation of Thailand สมาพันธรัฐไทย
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Motto: ชาติ, ศาสนา, พระมหากษัตริย์ (Nation, Religion, King) | |
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Anthem: National Anthem of the Confederation (เพลงชาติสมาพันธรัฐไทย) | |
 Location of the Confederation of Thailand | |
| Capital | Bangkok, F.C.D |
| Largest city | King Bhumibol City |
| Government | Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
• King |
Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) |
| Thavil Pleainsri (Conv.) | |
• Vice Chancellor |
Chittraphas Kriddakorn (Conv.) |
| Establishment | |
• Reunification with Cambodia |
1945 |
• Victoria Purchase of Malaysia |
August 1, 1950 |
• Federal Reformation |
May 9, 1974 |
• Current Constitution |
February 15, 1976 |
| Area | |
• Total |
825,753 km2 (318,825 sq mi) (34) |
• Water (%) |
1.32 |
| Population | |
• 2014 estimate |
106,440,711 (12) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2009 estimate |
• Total |
$8.994 trillion (3) |
• Per capita |
$19,181 (37) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2010 estimate |
• Total |
$9.418 trillion (3) |
• Per capita |
$20,085 (37) |
| Gini |
.571 low |
| HDI (2009) |
0.960 very high · 10 |
| Currency | Thai Baht (฿) (THB) |
| Time zone | Thai Standard Time (UTC+7 to +8) |
| Daylight savings is not observed in Thailand | |
| Calling code | 66 |
| Internet TLD | .cth .th |
Thailand (th. ประเทศไทย) Officially, Confederation of Thailand (th. สมาพันธรัฐไทย) is a sovereign nation located in the region of South East Asia. Bodering with Myanmar, Laos, China and Singapore. Thailand is a federal constitutional monarchy which is the head of the Thai Royal Family is the official head of state. The current reigning monarch is King Bhumibol Adulyadej, while the monarchs has no executive power, the only person who holds the executive power is the Chancellor of the Confederation of Thailand. The current Chancellor of Thailand is Thavil Pleainsri from the Conservatives Party. Thailand comprised the most of the territories of the former Cambodia and Peninsular Malaysia.
After the Siamese Revolution. A democratic government installed and the temporally constitution created and signed by Prajadhipok. Which is de facto status is the Military Junta of Thailand controlling the country instead.
During decades of the era of Military Junta, Thailand joined the allied forces against the Empire of Japan in World War II. Thai economies rapidly growth along with the growth of the military might. Japanese Empire cannot stand a change to control the region of Indochina. Then both nations of Japan and Thailand held a peace conference in Bangkok, giving Cambodia into Thailand's possession in exchange for open free trade in the region. But when Cambodia is under Thailand's control, Japanese Empire re-declared the war upon the Kingdom. Because its unacceptable deal with Japan brought to many politicians vote for re-declaring the war. Thailand has no choice but to join the Allied Forces to defeat Japan. They managed to expelled the most of the Imperial Japanese Forces out from the region.
After World War II for five years, Thailand made a deal with the British Empire to purchase the Peninsular Malaysia. Which to be called as "Victoria Purchase". In the cost of 12,000,000 US Dollar. Making the British Empire can continue to run the empire.
However, military junta controlled the country until the 1975. When the public started to denounce the military junta and mass protest began in Bangkok, calling for a huge reformation of the Thai politics. Turning Thailand to an end of the military junta and transformed into the federal state. And the constitution of Thailand rewrote again, to be the current Constitution of Thailand which is still in use for today.
Thailand is the 34th largest countries in the world. In terms of the population, Thailand is the 12th most populated countries in the world. Also, Thailand is the largest economics powerhouse in the region of South East Asia.