The official name of Thailand is the Kingdom of Thailand. Currently, Thailand is governed under a system of parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarchy, with the King as Head of State. The sovereign power can be divided into three branches
The local government is divided into local government executives and local government organization councils. Local government members in the executive branch and the legislative branch are elected directly by people. The administrative services of the executive branch of the government are divided into three levels: (1) the central government consists of ministries, bureaus, and departments; (2) the provincial government consists of 76 provinces; and (3) the local government consists of provincial administrative organizations, municipalities, sub-district administrative organizations, Bangkok, and Pattaya.