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About
Turkey: |
 | Location: Europe/Asia
Status: UN Country
Capital City: Ankara
Main Cities: Istanbul, Izmir, Adana
Population: 60,802,000
Area: 779,450 km2
Currency: Turkish lira
Languages: Turkish
Religions: Sunni Muslim |
| More about country
Turkey: a republic in W Asia and SE Europe, between the Black Sea, the Mediterranean, and the Aegean: the centre of the Ottoman Empire; became a republic in 1923. The major Asian part, consisting mainly of an arid plateau, is separated from European Turkey by the Bosporus, Sea of Marmara, and Dardanelles. Official languages: Turkish; Kurdish and Arabic minority languages. Religion: Muslim majority. Currency: lira. Capital: Ankara. Pop.: 72 320 000 (2004 est.). Area: 780 576 sq. km (301 380 sq. miles) |
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