Conventional Long Form Name: Kingdom of Thailand Capital City: Bangkok (Krung Thep) Type of Government: constitutional monarchy Date of Independence: 1238 (traditional founding date; never colonized) National Holiday(s): Birthday of King PHUMIPHON (BHUMIBOL), 5 December (1927) Description of Executive Branch/Powers Description of Legislative Branch/Powers Description of Judicial Branch/Powers Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal and compulsory Name of THEIR Ambassador to the U.S. Location of THEIR embassy in the U.S. Location(s) of THEIR consulate(s) in the U.S. (just the name/s of city/ies is fine) Name of U.S. Ambassador to THEM Location of U.S. embassy THERE Location(s) of U.S. consulate(s) THERE (just the name/s of city/ies is fine) Name of THEIR representative to UN National Symbol(s): garuda (mythical half-man, half-bird figure); elephant Descriptions of International Disputes Quantity of refugees inside country AND country(ies) of origin of refugees Quantity of Internally Displaced Persons Quantity of Stateless Persons Description of current human trafficking issues related to this country Description of Illicit Drug trafficking/use
Five horizontal bands of red (top), white, blue (double width), white, and red; the red color symbolizes the nation and the blood of life; white represents religion and the purity of Buddhism; blue stands for the monarchy