| Total area |
: 779.452 square km. (301.062 sq.miles) |
| Thrace |
: 23.764 square km. (Europe) |
| Anatolia |
: 755.688 square km. (Asia) |
| Frontiers |
: Total 2.844 km. |
| Population |
: 67.803.927 million (2000) |
| Provinces |
: 81 |
| Official Language |
: Turkish |
| Religions in Turkey |
: Muslim 98%; Orthodox, Gregorian, Jewish, Catholic, Protestant and other Christian sects 2% |
| Government type |
: Republican parliamentary democracy. |
| Capital |
: Ankara |
| Currency |
: New Turkish Lira (TRY.-) |
| Flag |
: Red with white crescent and a five-pointed star Proclamation of the |
| Republic |
: 29 October 1923 |
| Legislation |
: Grand National Assembly with 550 deputies (general elections every 5 years) |
| Right to vote |
: At the age of 18 |
| Judiciary |
: Independent, with Constitutional Court supervising conformity of laws to the 1982 Constitution. Turkish laws have been derived from various European systems, mainly, French, Italian and Swiss. |
| Coast |
: ca. 8000 km |
Regions |
: Marmara, Aegean, Black Sea Region, the Mediterranean, Central Anatolia, East Anatolian, Southeast Anatolia |
| Highest mountain |
: Ararat (5.137 m.) |
| Language |
: Turkish comes from the Ural-Altaic group and is written in Latin script |
Electricity |
: 220 V |
| Time difference |
: GMT +2 |
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