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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