Turkey

Presentation

Capital: Ankara

Population

Total Population (million): 73.89

Annual growth rate: 1.26%

Density: 94 inhab./km²

Urban population: 68.20%

Population of Main cities: Istanbul (8803468); Ankara (3203362); Izmir (2232265); Bursa (1194687); Adana (1130710); Gaziantep (853513)

Ethnic Origins: There are more than 70 ethnic groups in Turkey. 75% Turks, 20% Kurds, 3-4% Circassians, and also Armenians, Greeks, Georgians, Arabs, Europeans of Thrace and the Balkans, Russians...(1-2%).

Official Language: Turkish.

Other languages spoken: There are several other Altaic languages as well as minorities speaking Kurdish, Greek, Armenian, Bulgarian, Albanian or Circassian. English, French or German are languages used fairly frequently in trade.

Business language: English is very commonly used in business.

Religion: Muslims 96%. Others: Jews, Orthodox, Catholics and Protestants.

Literacy rate: 87.37%

Local time:

It is %T:%M %A in İstanbul, Ankara, İzmir

Exchange rate on :

Country overview

Area: 783,560 km²

Type of State: Turkey is a republic based on a parliamentary democracy.
Turkey is a "quasi-democratic" State in full transition. The army plays an important role, however informal, in the political life of the country.

Type of economy: Upper-middle-income economy, OECD member, Emerging Financial Market

HID*: 0.775

HDI (world rank): 84/177

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an indicator which synthesizes several data such as life expectancy, level of education, professional careers, access to culture etc.

Weather in Ankara

F° | C°

16°

Low: 6° | High: 19°

Humidity: 29% | Wind: 16 km/h
Sunrise: 6:22 am | Sunset: 4:43 pm

Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone code:
To call from Turkey, dial 00
To call in Turkey, dial 90

Internet suffix: .tr

Computers: 5.1 per 100 inhabitants

Telephone lines: 26.0 per 100 inhabitants

Internet users: 21.0 per 100 inhabitants