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| Population: | 62,965,574 - 1997 census |
| Population Growth Rate: | 1.44% (down from 2.17 in 1990) |
| Urban population: | 40,882,357 (65% of total) |
| Rural population: | 21,928,217 (35% of total) |
| Area (total): | 779,452 sq.km of which 35% arable, 4% permanent crops, 26% forestry |
| Anatolia: | 755,688 sq.km |
| Thrace: | 24,888 sq.km |
| Total length of land borders: | 2627 km |
Land borders with
neighbours (in km): | Armenia (268), Azerbaijan (9), Bulgaria (240), Georgia (252), Greece (206), Iran (499), Iraq (331), Syria (822) |
| Total length of coasts: | 8,333 km |
Provinces over 1 Million
(1997 census): | Istanbul (9,198,809) - Ankara (3,693,390) - Izmir (3,114,859) - Bursa (1,958,529) - Konya (1,931,773) - Adana (1,682,483) - Antalya (1,509,616) - Icel (1,508,232) - Urfa (1,303,589) - Diarbakir (1,282,678) - Manisa (1,232,015) - Hatay (1,197,139) - Kocaeli (1,177,399) - Samsun (1,153,763) - Balikesir (1,030,978) - Gaziantep (1,127,686) - K.Maras (1,008,107) |
| International airports: | Istanbul (Ataturk), Ankara (Esenboga), Adana, Bodrum (Milas), Trabzon, Gaziantep, Izmir (Adnan Menderes), Antalya (Antalya), Dalaman (Dalaman), Nevesehir, Samsun |
| National airports: | Adiyaman, Agn, Balikesir, Batman, Deneizli, Diyarbakir, Edremit, Elazig, Erzincam, Erzurum, Isparta, Kars, Kayseri, K.Maras, Konya, Malatya, Mus, S.Urfa, Sivas, Sinop, Tokat, Van |
| Major sea ports: | Istanbul, Antalya, Trabzon, Iskenderum, Samsun, Mersin, Izmir |
| Ethnic profile: | There are 26 different ethnic groups, Kurdish being the largest (estimated at 15% of the total population) |
| Languages: | Turkish (official - 90%), Kurdish, Arabic, Greek, Ladino, Armenian and Caucasus dialects are among the 70 languages spoken in Turkey |
| Religion: | 98.2% Muslim (2/3 Sunni; 1/3 Alewi), 1.8% other (Christian and Jews) |
| Life expectancy: | Male: 66, Female: 71 (1995) |
| Currency: | Turkish lira (TL) 1 euro=1.500.000 TL (Nov. '01 info-euro) |
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