Thailand
- Region
- Asia
- Area
- 513,120 km²
- Capital
- Bangkok
- ISO
- TH
What the flag means
Red is said to stand for the nation and its people, white for Buddhism, and blue for the king. King Rama VI adopted it in 1917, replacing the earlier flag with a white elephant.
Fun facts
- FlagThailand’s flag has 5 horizontal stripes of red, white, and blue and is called the “Thong Trairong” (tricolor flag).
- GeographyThe Chao Phraya, Thailand’s great river, flows through the capital, Bangkok, into the Gulf of Thailand.
- CultureThailand is the only country in Southeast Asia that never became a colony of a European country.
- CultureThe official Thai name of the capital, Bangkok, is very long and is shortened to “Krung Thep” in everyday use.
