Capital: Ankara

Population

Total Population: 72,752,325

Annual Growth Rate: 1.3%

Density: 95 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 69.6%

Population of main cities including suburbs: Istanbul (12,500,000); Ankara (3,925,000); Izmir (2,825,000); Bursa (1,580,000); Adana (1,400,000).

Ethnic Origins: There are more than 70 ethnic groups in Turkey. 75% Turks, 20% Kurds, 3-4% Circassians, and also Armenians, Greeks, Georgians, Arabs, Europeans of Thethnic origins and the Balkans, Russians...(1-2%).

Official Language: Turkish.

Other Languages Spoken: There are several other Altaic languages as well as minorities speaking Kurdish, Greek, Armenian, Bulgarian, Albanian or Circassian. English, French or German are languages used fairly frequently in trade.

Business Language(s): English is very commonly used in business.

Religion: Muslims 96%. Others: Jews, Orthodox, Catholics and Protestants.

Literacy Rate: 87.4%

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In İstanbul, Ankara, İzmir

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: Turkish New Lira (TRY)

Country Overview

Area: 783,560 km²

Type of State: Turkey is a republic based on a parliamentary democracy.
Turkey is a "quasi-democratic" State in full transition. The army plays an important role, however informal, in the political life of the country.

Type of Economy: Upper-middle-income economy, OECD member, Emerging Financial Market.
Economy heavily dependent on agriculture and tourism; importance of mining: 60% of world reserves of boron

HDI*: 0.679/1

HDI (World Rank): 83/169

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To Make a Call From Turkey, Dial 00
To Make a Call to Turkey, Dial +90

Internet Suffix: .tr

Computers: 5.1 per 100 Inhabitants

Telephone Lines: 23.7 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 33.1 per 100 Inhabitants

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Imports of Goods (million USD)	139,576	170,063	201,964	140,928	185,497
Exports of Goods (million USD)	85,535	107,272	132,027	102,143	113,899
Imports of Services (million USD)	10,729	14,528	16,569	15,544	18,210
Exports of Services (million USD)	25,246	28,586	34,396	32,626	32,750

Source: WTO - World Trade Organization - Last Available Data.

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Turkey: Introduction

Foreign Trade in Figures