Short general data on Thailand

Kingdom Thailand (Pratet-conceal) - the constitutional monarchy consisting of 72 changvatov-provinces. Country capital - Bangkok. The maximum legislature - two-chamber National assembly (the senate and the House of Representatives). The population of Thailand - about 60 million persons - is compounded by the Thai people which are switching on over 15 ethnic obshchnostej: khon-conceal (Siameses), lao, conceal-korat, etc. In the country there live also Malayans, Chineses, khmers, the people of tibeto-burmese bunch, nations mao, jao, etc. the Official language - Thai. 95  population % shrived the Buddhism. In the country there are also Moslems - Malayans.
At Bangkok bunk also induisty, sikhi, christians. .

Ethnic cuisine - the card tajtsev. Acute and spicy, it is compounded of contrast flavouring sensations - salty and sour, bitter and sweet. Fruit takes in a Thai cuisine a main place, and art of their cutting - the most perfect in the world.