Official Name : Regions of Southern Thailand (Wilayah Thailand Selatan : ภาคใต้ของประเทศไทย) Nations : Thailand (1825 - ) Total Area : 73.458 km² (2024) Total Population : 12.360.000 (2024) Total Density : 167.8 people/km² (2024) Total Division : 14 (States), 8 (Special Administrative States) Largest States : States of Surat Thani (12.891 km²) Smallest States : States of Phuket (543 km²) Governmential System : Consitutional Monarchy (1831-) First King : King Nangklao (1825-1851) Current King : King Vajilongkorn (2018-) Head of the Divisional Government Secretary : Pailin Woangwientasuk (2018-) Vice of the Divisional Government Secretary : Dr. Buree Thongpanit (2018-) Largest Religion : Buddhism (60.3%), Islam (38.4%), Christianity (1%), Others (0.3%) Islam-Dominant Provinces : Narathiwat, Yala, Pattani, Songkhla, Satun, Phatthalung, Trang Buddhism Dominant Provinces : Krabi, Phang-Nga, Phuket, Surat Thani, Ranong, Chumphon Largest City : Hat Yai (149.459), Surat Thani (131.599), Nakhon Si Thammarat (101.452) GDP : USD$118.234.564.000 (2024) GDP Per Capita : USD$9.569 (2024) Currency : Baht Thailand (1 Baht = 0,027$) Economic Growth : 2.5% Poverty Rate : 5.7% Average HDI : 0.797 Unrest Rate : 28.7 (Moderate) Independence Rebellion : Pattani Malay Liberation Front (PMLF), Southern Thailand Islamic Front (SOTIF). Tourism Visits : 11.97 million (mostly travel in Phuket)