Local short name form

Official name

Area

Population

Capital

Currency

International telephone access code

ISO 3166 country codes

Car nationality plate code

Internet country code

GRC Country Code

   1,234.45

(where . indicates the decimal separator and , the thousands separator)

   Note: This section last updated 19th June 2021

Thailand uses the Buddhist era date system, 543 years ahead of the Gregorian calendar, so that the Gregorian year 2007 is 2550 in the Thai calendar. The format, used for both the Gregorian and the Thai date systems, is:

   dd/mm/yyyy

The 24-hour clock notation is usually used in written Thai.

   14:32

The official language is Thai , spoken by 20-25 000 000 people. 75 other languages are spoken. The most widespread of these are: Min Nan Chinese (1 081 920 speakers); Northern Khmer (1 000 000 speakers); Pattani Malay (2 384 000 speakers); Northeastern Tai (15-23 000 000 speakers); Northern Tai (6 000 000 speakers) and Southern Tai (5 000 000 speakers).

This is written Rean or Tung. The latter is not used in a formal letter.

Family names have only been in use in Thailand since 1915, and most people are normally known as, and addressed by, their given name. The name is usually written in the order:

   given name[ ]surname

Women typically take their husband’s surname upon marriage.

   Tables of names canbe acquired: given names , surnames/family names , family name prefixes , forms of address , job titles 

When company names are written in English, a common company legal form is PCL (Public Company Limited). Thai legal forms include:

   บริษัทมหาชนจำกัด/ บริษัท
   บริษัทเอกชนจำกัด/ บริษัท
   ห้างหุ้นส่วนจำกัด/ ห้างหุ้นส่วน/ จำกัด
   ห้างหุ้นส่วนสามัญนิติบุคคล/ ห้างหุ้นส่วน

   Comprehensive tables of these strings can be acquired – see http:www.grcdi.nl/addresses.htm 

Addresses should be formatted:

   Name
   {Building/block information}
   number[ ]Thoroughfare
   {Village and district names}
   Settlement
   PROVINCE
   postal code

For example:

The postal code may also be written immediately following the province name.

Addresses are often based on the Thai sub-divisions and are numbered. Provinces (Changwat) are broken down into districts (Khet and Amphoe), broken down into sub-districts (Tambon), broken down into villages (Moo Ban, Ban or Muang) broken down into neighbourhoods (Moo). A soi is a side street branching off of a main street (thanon). They are numbered and include the name of the main street:

   Soi Sukhumvit 4

meaning the 4th side street along Sukhumvit thoroughfare. One side of the street contains even numbered soi, the other side odd numbered. If streets are added, for example between sois 7 and 9 it will become soi 7/1. Buildings are numbered in the same way

Trok is an alley.

In urban areas, street addresses may include more than one street line. In this example:

   14 Soi Ari Samphan
   Phahol Yothin 5

Means house number 14 on Ari Samphan lane, which branches off of the 5^th side street off Phahol Yothin road.

   A table containing information about the relevant position of elements within address blocks can be acquired 

This is written tupo nor.

   Note: This section last updated 3rd September 2017

Postal codes, launched in 1992, consist of a block of 5 digits, commencing with a number between 1 and 9. The first two digits of the postal code indicate the province, the last three the post office. A postal code ending in ‘000’ indicates an “important” centre, postal codes ending in ‘0’ indicates a delivery office.

There are currently no codes commencing: 19, 28-29, 59, 68-69, 78-79, 87-89, 97-99.

   Metadata containing postal code formatting rules, exceptions and regular expressions can be acquired 

Thailand - Postal code format graphic

Thailand - Postal code format

Thailand - Postal code specifics

Thailand - Postal code regular expression

Thailand - Postal code level of coverage

Thailand - Postal code map

   Note: This section last updated 11th December 2015

Refer to Exonyms in Thailand for full lists of place names in Thailand in other languages.

   Alternate place name forms/postal code tables can be acquired at http://www.grcdi.nl/settlements.htm 

   Other language place name data can be acquired at http://www.grcdi.nl/otherlanguageplace.htm 

   Note: This section last updated 3rd September 2017

Thailand has 77 provinces (changwat). They are used in addesses. They are:

Province	First two digits of postal code
Amnat Charoen	37
Ang Thong	14
Bueng Kan (split from Nong Khai on 23rd March 2011)	38
Buriram	31
Chachoengsao	24
Chai Nat	17
Chaiyaphum	36
Chanthaburi	22
Chiang Mai	50
Chiang Rai	57
Chon Buri	20
Chumphon	86
Kalasin	46
Kamphaeng Phet	62
Kanchanaburi	71
Khon Kaen	40
Krabi	81
Krung Thep Mahanakhon (Bangkok)	10 (shared with Samut Prakan)
Lampang	52
Lamphun	51
Loei	42
Lop Buri	15
Mae Hong Son	58
Maha Sarakham	44
Mukdahan	49
Nakhon Nayok	26
Nakhon Pathom	73
Nakhon Phanom	48
Nakhon Ratchasima	30
Nakhon Sawan	60
Nakhon Si Thammarat	80
Nan	55
Narathiwat	96
Nong Bua Lamphu	39
Nong Khai	43
Nonthaburi	11
Pathum Thani	12
Pattani	94
Phangnga	82
Phatthalung	93
Phayao	56
Phetchabun	67
Phetchaburi	76
Phichit	66
Phitsanulok	65
Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya	13
Phrae	54
Phuket	83
Prachin Buri	25
Prachuap Khiri Khan	77
Ranong	85
Ratchaburi	70
Rayong	21
Roi Et	45
Sa Kaeo	27
Sakon Nakhon	47
Samut Prakan	10 (shared with Krung Thep Mahanakhon (Bangkok))
Samut Sakhon	74
Samut Songkhram	75
Sara Buri	18
Satun	91
Sing Buri	16
Sisaket	33
Songkhla	90
Sukhothai	64
Suphan Buri	72
Surat Thani	84
Surin	32
Tak	63
Trang	92
Trat	23
Ubon Ratchathani	34
Udon Thani	41
Uthai Thani	61
Uttaradit	53
Yala	95
Yasothon	35

   This regions/postal code data can be acquired as a data file 

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   Note: This section last updated 23rd August 2011

Thai area codes have 2 digits when called from abroad. Fixed line subscriber numbers have 6 digits, mobile subscriber numbers have 7 digits. Mobile numbers have the area codes 80-99.

   Tables of telephone number information/formats can be acquired – see http://www.grcdi.nl/telephone.htm