TR - Snapshot
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Official Name of Country |
Republic of Turkey |
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Capital City |
Ankara |
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Government |
Parliamentary Democracy |
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Population |
73 million (2009) |
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Labor Force (Population) |
24.7 million (2009) |
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Median Age |
28.8 (2009) |
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Official Language |
Turkish |
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President |
Abdullah Gul |
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Prime Minister |
Recep Tayyip Erdogan |
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Area |
783,562.38 km² |
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Coordinates |
35° 55' North, 32° 50' East |
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Time Zone |
GMT +2 |
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Neighboring Countries |
Bulgaria, Greece, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia |
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Major Cities (Population) |
Istanbul (12.6 million), Ankara (4.5 million), Izmir (3.8 million), Bursa (2.5 million), Adana (2 million) |
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Climate |
Temperate; hot, dry summers with mild, wet winters |
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Telephone Code |
+90 |
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Country Code Top-Level Domain |
.tr |
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Electricity Voltage |
220 V, 50 Hz |
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Currency |
Turkish Lira (TRY) |
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Financial Center |
Istanbul |
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GDP |
USD 618 billion (2009 - Current Prices) |
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GDP Per Capita |
USD 8,590 (2009) |
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Exports Value |
USD 102 billion (2009) |
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Imports Value |
USD 141 billion (2009) |
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Tourism Revenue |
USD 21.2 billion (2009) |
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Tourist Number |
27.3 million people (2009) |
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Foreign Direct Investment |
USD 7.9 billion (2009) |
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Number of Companies with Foreign Capital |
23,500 (2008) |
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Inflation Rate |
6.5% (CPI - 2009) |
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Major Exports Markets |
Germany (9.6%); France (6.1%); UK (5.8%); Italy (5.8%); Iraq (5%) (2009) |
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Major Imports Sources |
Russia (14%); Germany (10%); China (9%); USA (6.1%); Italy (5.4%) (2009) |
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Free Trade Agreements |
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Customs Union Agreement with the EU
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Free Trade Agreements with Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Croatia, EFTA member countries (Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein), Egypt, Georgia, Israel, Macedonia, Montenegro, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia, Syria |
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Traffic Flow |
Right |
| Airports |
45 (16 international) |
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