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Republic of Turkey
Türkiye Cumhuriyeti
Flag
Anthem: İstiklâl Marşı
The Anthem of Independence
Location of Turkey
Location of Turkey
CapitalAnkara
39°55′N32°50′E / 39.917°N 32.833°E / 39.917; 32.833
Largest cityIstanbul
Official language(s)Turkish
DemonymTurkish
GovernmentParliamentary republic
 - FounderMustafa Kemal Atatürk
 - PresidentAbdullah Gül
 - Prime MinisterRecep Tayyip Erdoğan
 - Speaker of the ParliamentMehmet Ali Şahin
 - President of the Constitutional CourtHaşim Kılıç
LegislatureGrand National Assembly
Successionto the Ottoman Empire 
 - Treaty of LausanneJuly 24, 1923 
 - Declaration of RepublicOctober 29, 1923 
Area
 - Total783,562 km2 (37th)
302,535 sq mi 
 - Water (%)1.3
Population
 - 2010 census77,804,122 (July 2010 est.)[1] (17)
 - Density94.1/km2 (108th)
239.8/sq mi
GDP (PPP)2010 estimate
 - Total$1.038 trillion[2] (15)
 - Per capita$14.090[3] 
GDP (nominal)2010 estimate
 - Total$729.051 billion[3] (17)
 - Per capita$10,206[3] 
Gini (2005)38 
HDI (2009)increase 0.679[4] (high) (83rd)
CurrencyTurkish lira[5] (TRY)
Time zoneEET(UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST)EEST (UTC+3)
Date formatsdd/mm/yyyy (AD)
Drives on theright
ISO 3166 codeTR
Internet TLD.tr
Calling code90

Source: CIA World Factbook
Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of July 12, 2011

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