
Map of Turkey
Demonym: Turkish
Motto: Yurtta sulh, cihanda sulh (Peace at Home, Peace in the World)
Population: 79,749,461
(2012)
Government: parliamentary republic
Capital City: Ankara
Capital Coordinates:
39°55′N 32°50′E
Capital Time Zone: UTC+2
Currency: Lira
Currency Code: TRY
Currencies Issued: kurus lira para
GDP: $774.3 billion
(2011)
Per Capita Income: $10,362
(2011)
Foreign Debt: $306.6 billion (2011)
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 Country Code: TR
Internet Country Code: .tr
Electrical Generation Capacity: 44760000 kW
Area: 783,562 square km
(769,632 km land)
(13,930 km water)
Coastline: 7,200 km
Lowest Point: Mediterranean Sea
(0 m)
Highest Point: Mount Ararat
(5,166 m)
Life Expectancy: 72.77 years
Fertility Rate: 2.13 (2012)
Infant Mortality Rate: 23.07 per 1000 (2012)
AIDS Prevalence: 0.10% (2001)
Human Development Index: 0.699 (2011)
Corruption Perception Index: 4.2 (2011)
Literacy: 87.40 percent
Number of bank notes in catalogue: 4
Number of coins in catalogue: 31
Number of stamps in catalogue: 133
Location of Turkey in Asia
