| Official name |
Türkiye Cumhuriyeti |
| Capital |
Ankara. Other major cities are Istanbul, Izmir and Adana |
| Form of government |
Republic |
| Surface |
779,452 km² |
| Coastline |
Total length of 8,372 km. |
| Neighboring countries |
Armenia, Azerbadzjan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq and Syria. |
| Highest point |
Mount Ararat with 5165 meters |
| Currency |
Turkish Lira |
| Official language |
Turkish |
| Population |
Approximately 76.8 million |
| Religie |
99% of the population belongs to Islam. There are also some other small
communities such as Protestants and Catholics, Syrian Orthodox and Arab Orthodox.
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| Export |
include textiles, tobacco, leather, olive oil, nuts, fuel, steel products |
| Agriculture |
including wheat, tobacco, cotton, olives, citrus, nuts, tea, vegetables |
