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 |
72 million (2008) |
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Labor Force (Population) |
25.2 million (2008) |
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Average Age |
28.5 (2008) |
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Official Language |
Turkish |
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President |
Abdullah Gül |
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Prime Minister |
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
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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 Liras (TL) |
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Financial Center |
Istanbul |
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GDP |
USD 742 billion (2008 - Current Prices) |
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GDP Per Capita |
USD 10,436 (2008) |
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Exports Value |
USD 132 billion (2008) |
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Imports Value |
USD 202 billion (2008) |
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Tourism Revenue |
USD 22 billion (2008) |
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Tourist Number |
26.5 million people (2008) |
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Foreign Direct Investment |
USD 18.2 billion (2008) |
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Number of Companies with Foreign Capital |
22,000 (2008) |
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Inflation Rate |
%5.73 (CPI - June 2009) |
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Major Exports Markets |
Germany (%9.8); UK (%6.2); United Arab Emirates (%6.0); Italy (%5.9); France (%5.0) (2008) |
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Major Imports Sources |
Russia (%15.5); Germany (%9.3); China (%7.8); USA (%5.9); Italy
(%5.5) (2008) |
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Free Trade Agreements |
- Customs Union Agreement with 27 EU countries
- Free Trade Agreements with Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Croatia, EFTA member countries (Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Lichtenstein), Egypt, Georgia, Israel, Macedonia, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia, Syria
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Airports |
45 (16 international) |
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