Turkey
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PROFILE
- Area: 783,562 sq. km (302,535 sq. mi.)
- Population: 80,274,604 (2016 est.)
- Population growth rate: 0.9% (2016 est.)
- Life expectancy: 74.8 years (2016)
- Languages: Turkish (official), Kurdish, other minority languages
- Religions: Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews)
- Formal name: Republic of Turkey
- Alternate names: Republic of Turkey, Tourkía, Turchia, Türkei, Türkiye, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, Turquie
- Government type: parliamentary republic
- Leaders: chief of state: President Recep Tayyip ERDOGAN; head of government: Prime Minister Binali YILDIRIM
- Capital: Ankara
- Administrative divisions: 81 provinces
- GDP per capita (PPP): $20,400 (2015 est.)
- Exports: apparel, foodstuffs, textiles, metal manufactures, transport equipment
- Imports: machinery, chemicals, semi-finished goods, fuels, transport equipment
- Currency: Turkish lira (TRY)
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ACCOMMODATION
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