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Republic of Turkey
Türkiye Cumhuriyeti  (Turkish)
Flag of Turkey
Anthem: 
İstiklal Marşı  (Turkish)
"The Independence March"
Location of Turkey
CapitalAnkara
39°N35°E / 39°N 35°E / 39; 35Coordinates: 39°N35°E / 39°N 35°E / 39; 35
Largest cityIstanbul
41°1′N28°57′E / 41.017°N 28.950°E / 41.017; 28.950
Official languagesTurkish[1][2]
Spoken languages[3]
Ethnic groups
(2016)[4]
Demonym(s)
  • Turkish
  • Turk
GovernmentUnitarypresidentialconstitutionalrepublic
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Fuat Oktay
Mustafa Şentop
LegislatureGrand National Assembly
Establishment
19 May 1919
23 April 1920
24 July 1923
29 October 1923
9 November 1982[5]
Area
• Total
783,356 km2 (302,455 sq mi) (36th)
• Water (%)
2.03 (as of 2015)[6]
Population
• 31 December 2020 estimate
Neutral increase 83,614,362[7] (19th)
• Density
109[7]/km2 (282.3/sq mi) (107th)
GDP (PPP)2021 estimate
• Total
Increase $2.749 trillion[8] (11th)
• Per capita
Increase $32,278[8] (45th)
GDP (nominal)2021 estimate
• Total
Increase $794.530 billion[8] (20th)
• Per capita
Increase $9,327[8] (67th)
Gini (2018)Positive decrease 39.7[9]
medium · 56th
HDI (2019)Increase 0.820[10]
very high · 54th
CurrencyTurkish lira(₺) (TRY)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Date formatdd.mm.yyyy (CE)
Mains electricity220 V–50 Hz
Driving sideright
Calling code+90
ISO 3166 codeTR
Internet TLD.tr

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021


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