| Hauptstadt | Name: Bangkok geographische Koordinaten: 13 45 N, 100 31 E Zeitunterschied: UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: Bangkok was likely originally a colloquial name, but one that was widely adopted by foreign visitors; the name may derive from "bang ko," where "bang" is the Thai word for "village on a stream" and "ko" means "island," both referencing the area's landscape, which was carved by rivers and canals; alternatively, the name may come from "bang makok," where "makok" is the name of the Java plum, a plant bearing olive-like fruit; this possibility is supported by the former name of Wat Arun, a historic temple in the area, that used to be called Wat Makok; Krung Thep, the city's Thai name, means "City of the Deity" and is a shortening of the full ceremonial Name: Krungthepmahanakhon Amonrattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokphop Noppharatratchathaniburirom Udomratchaniwetmahasathan Amonphimanawatansathit Sakkathattiyawitsanukamprasit; translated the meaning is: City of angels, great city of immortals, magnificent city of the nine gems, seat of the king, city of royal palaces, home of gods incarnate, erected by Vishvakarman at Indra's behest; it holds the world's record as the longest place name (168 letters) |
| Unabhängigkeit | 1238 (traditional founding date; never colonized) |
| Nationalfeiertag | Birthday of King WACHIRALONGKON, 28 Juli (1952) |
| Konstitution | history: many previous; latest drafted and presented 29 März 2016, approved by referendum 7 August 2016, signed into law by the king 6 April 2017 amendments: proposed as a joint resolution by the Council of Ministers and the National Council for Peace and Order (the junta that has ruled Thailand since the 2014 coup) and submitted as a draft to the National Legislative Assembly; passage requires majority vote of the existing Assembly members and presentation to the monarch for assent and countersignature of the prime minister (2017) |
| Wahlrecht | 18 Jahre; universal und obligatorisch |
| Exekutive | Staatsoberhaupt: King WACHIRALONGKON Bodinthrathepphayawarangkun, also spelled Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun, (seit dem 1 December 2016); note - King PHUMIPHON Adunyadet, also spelled BHUMIBOL Adulyadej (seit dem 9 June 1946) died 13 October 2016 Regierungschef: Prime Minister PRAYUT Chan-ocha (seit dem 25 August 2014); Deputy Prime Ministers PRAWIT Wongsuwan (seit dem 31 August 2014), WISSANU Kruea-ngam (seit dem 31 August 2014), SOMKHIT Chatusiphithak (seit dem 20 August 2015), CHURIN Laksanawisit (seit dem November 2019), ANUTHIN Chanwirakun (seit dem November 2019) cabinet: Council of Ministers nominated by the prime minister, appointed by the king; a Privy Council advises the king elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; the House of Representatives and Senate approves a person for Prime Minister who must then be appointed by the King (as stated in the transitory provision of the 2017 constitution); the office of prime minister can be held for up to a total of 8 years note: PRAYUT Chan-ocha was appointed interim prime minister in August 2014, three months after he staged the coup that removed the previously elected government of Prime Minister YINGLAK Chinnawat; on 5 June 2019 PRAYUT (independent) was approved as prime minister by the parliament - 498 votes to 244 for THANATHON Chuengrungrueangkit (FFP) |
Quelle: CIA World Factbook - Version Dezember 31, 2019
