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| Official Name: | Republic of Turkey |
| Location: | Southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia (that portion of Turkey west of the Bosporus is geographically part of Europe), bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia, and bordering the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, between Greece and Syria |
| Capital: | Ankara |
| Climate: | Temperate; hot, dry summers with mild, wet winters; harsher in interior |
| Terrain: | Mostly mountains; narrow coastal plain; high central plateau (Anatolia) |
| Languages: | Turkish (official), Kurdish, Arabic, Armenian, Greek |
| Official Currency: | Turkish lira (TRL) |
| Population: | 66,493,970 (July 2001 est.) |
| Religions: | Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (Christian and Jews) |
| GDP - per capita: | Purchasing Power Parity - $6,800 (2000 est.) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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