Muslims constitute the second largest religious group in Thailand, comprising 5.37% of the population in 2018. According to the 2018 National Statistical Office data, 93.46% of the country's population self-identified as Buddhists. The population is largely rural, concentrated in the rice-growing areas of the central, northeastern, and northern regions. The protests brought forward unprecedented demands to reform the monarchy and the highest sense of republicanism in the country's history. The referendum and adoption of Thailand's current constitution happened under the junta's rule.[ix] The junta bound future governments to a 20-year national strategy 'road map' it laid down, effectively locking the country into military-guided democracy. The ensuing National Council for Peace and Order, a military junta led by General Prayut Chan-o-cha, led the country until 2019. Additionally, his rural poverty policies directly conflicted with King Bhumibol's recommendations, drawing the ire of royalists, a powerful faction in Thailand. Free elections were once again held in September 1992, bringing the neoliberal Democrat Party to power. Average revenue uplift for businesses using Stripe’s latest checkout optimizations Automatically decrease fraud and improve authorization rates using Stripe Radar and Authorization Boost, powered by AI trained on billions of data points. Sell cross-border to 195+ countries and lower the costs of multicurrency management. Accept payments online, in person, and around the world with a payments solution built for any business—from scaling startups to global enterprises. Muay Thai became widespread internationally in the late-20th to 21st centuries. Thailand is also the world leader in edible insect industry and well known for its street food; Bangkok is sometimes called the street food capital of the world. 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Most of international students come from neighbour countries like China, Myanmar, Cambodia and Vietnam. Christians represented 1.13% of the population in 2018, with the remaining population consisting of Hindus and Sikhs, who live mostly in the country's cities. Political authority, however, has often been held by the military, which has taken power through coups. Thailand, country located in the centre of mainland Southeast Asia. Rajamangala National Stadium is the biggest sporting arena in Thailand, with a capacity of around 50,000. On 11 February 2014, the stadium was relocated to Ram Intra Road due to the new venue's capacity. Thailand has also attracts golfers from Japan, Korea, and Western countries. The country has hosted the Asian Cup twice, in 1972 and in 2007 (along with Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam for the 2007). Ezidebit delivers efficient payment solutions trusted by 60,000+ businesses of all shapes and sizes. 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