TheKingdomofThailandliesintheheartofSoutheastAsia,makingitanaturalgatewaytoIndochina,MyanmarandSouthernChina..Itsshapeandgeographydivideintofournaturalregions:themountainsandforestsoftheNorth;thevastricefieldsoftheCentralPlains;thesemi-aridfarmlandsoftheNortheastplateau;andthetropicalislandsandlongcoastlineofthepeninsulaSouth.
Thecountryhasseventy-sixprovincesthatarefurtherdividedintodistricts,sub-districtsandvillages.Bangkokisthecapitalcityandcentreofpolitical,commercial,industrialandculturalactivities.ItisalsotheseatofThailand'sreveredRoyalFamily,withHisMajestytheKingrecognizedasHeadofState,HeadoftheArmedForces,UpholderoftheBuddhistreligionandUpholderofallreligions.
