Phuket is one of the southern provinces of Thailand. The neighboring provinces of Phuket are Phang Nga and Krabi. Phuket is an island and its has no land borders with any other province or country. At North of the island of Phuket there is an International Airport connecting the province with other parts of the country and world. According to area, the Phuket island is the largest island of the country. Phuket city is the main city and capital of the province. Like most of Thailand, the vast majority of the population is Buddhist, but there are also significant numbers of Muslims (17%).

Phuket is the largest island of Thailand, located in the Andaman Sea, west of Peninsula Malaysia. It is very mountainous, with a ridge on the west side, aligned from north to south. The mountains of southern Phuket spanning 440 kilometers from the Isthmus of Kra. The highest point in the chain of mountains of Phuket is the Khao Phra Mi, with an altitude of 1138 m, while the highest altitude on the island itself is Mai Tha Sip Song (Twelve Reeds), 529 m. About 70% of the island is covered with forests.