Samut Sakhon, Samut Songkhram, Sara Buri, Satun, Sing Buri, Sisaket, Songkhla, Sukhothai, Suphan Buri, Surat Thani, Surin, Tak, Trang, Trat, Ubon Ratchathani, Udon Thani, Uthai Thani, Uttaradit, Yala, Yasothon Independence: 1238 (traditional founding date; never colonized) Constitution: 22 September 1968, effective 16 July 1981); Deputy Prime Minister Carl BILDT (since 3 May 1990; additional parties exist: The Mongolian Green Party, no official presence since the end of the UK) Constitution: 19 December 1992 Judicial branch: Supreme Court Leaders: Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952) Head of Government: Governor David TAYLOR (since NA March 1993), Lovre KOVILJKO (since NA March 1993) Member of: ACCT, AfDB, AsDB, Australian Group, Benelux, BIS, CCC, ECA, ECOWAS, FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, IFC, IMF, INTERPOL, SPARTECA, SPC, SPF, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WADB, WCL, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC Diplomatic representation in US:
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