Geography of Thailand political development of this region. International access through the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand made the south a crossroads for both Theravada Buddhism, centered at Nakhon Si Thammarat, and Islam, especially in the former Pattani Kingdom on the border with Malaysia. Thailand's regions are divided politically into a total of 76 provinces plus Bangkok, which is a special administrative area. Thailand's climate is influenced by monsoon winds that have a seasonal character (the southwest and northeast monsoon). The southwest monsoon, which starts from May until October is characterized by movement of warm, moist air from the Indian Ocean
Provinces of Cambodia Mekong river) and Tbong Khmum (east of the Mekong river). In September 2018, Interior Minister Sar Kheng proposed establishing two more provinces, with one divided from Kandal Province, and the other from Mondulkiri and Ratanakiri Province. However, Prime Minister Hun Sen rejected such a plan. Provinces of Cambodia Cambodia is divided into 25 provinces (, "khaet", singular and plural). The capital Phnom Penh is not a province but an autonomous municipality and is included as the 25th province since it is administered at the same level as the other 24 provinces. Phnom Penh has both the highest population and the