Thailand is governed by a military junta that took power in the May 2014 coup d'état.Its monarchy is headed by King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who is called Rama IX as he is the ninth monarch of the Chakri Dynasty, and has reigned since 1946 as the world's longest-serving head of state and the country's longest-reigning monarch(he has reigned for 69 years, 89 days)