Flag of Thailand

What the flag means

• 🔴Red — the nation and its people
• ⚪White — religion (Buddhism)
• 🔵Blue — the monarchy

Design set by: ⁨พระราชบัญญัติธง พ.ศ. ๒๕๒๒ มาตรา ๕⁩ · Adopted 1917

Highlights

• 🛕 Golden temples and Buddhism
• 🍜 Pad thai and world-loved food
• 🏝️ Phuket and gorgeous beaches
• 😊 The 'Land of Smiles'
• 🐘 Elephants and tropical nature

Quick facts

Region

Asia · South-Eastern Asia

Population

71,619,863 people (2025)

Area

513,120 km²

Capital

Bangkok

Languages

Thai, Malay

Currency

Thai baht (THB)

Organizations

United Nations, ASEAN

Neighboring countries

• Cambodia
• Laos
• Malaysia
• Myanmar

Land neighbors, approximated from simplified map outlines.

Symbols in History (1)

Coats of arms and emblems whose historic seat lies within this country’s present-day territory.

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  Coat of Arms of Siam

  Siam (present-day Thailand) · National coat of arms

  OriginKing Chulalongkorn (Rama V) adopted this emblem in 1873, borrowing the forms of European heraldry to give his kingdom a symbol that outsiders would read at a glance. It stood for Siam through the decades when the kingdom was reshaping itself as a modern state, appearing on royal standards, decorations and official documents. In 1910 his successor, Rama VI, set it aside and replaced it with the Garuda emblem Thailand still uses.

  DescriptionThe shield is divided in three. The gold upper field carries Erawan, the white three-headed elephant of Siam, standing on a plinth; the red field below left holds a single white elephant in gold trappings for Lan Xang (Laos); the pink field below right shows two crossed kris, the wavy-bladed daggers of the Malay dependencies. Above the shield rises the Great Crown of Victory against a burst of golden rays, and beneath it hangs the discus-and-trident emblem of the Chakri dynasty. Behind the shield cross the royal regalia — the Sword of Victory, the royal staff, the fan and the flywhisk — their gilt tips showing past the cream mantle, over which a broad pink riband loops. Two white lions support the shield, the left one bearing an elephant's trunk, each holding up a seven-tiered golden umbrella; the red ribbon below carries a Pali motto meaning that unity brings prosperity, with a medal bearing the king's portrait hanging from it.

  Image source: Wikimedia Commons — Coat of arms of Siam (greater).svg · Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sodacan