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Region | Europe |
Capital | Ankara |
Area, km2 | 780 580 |
Population | 72 561 000 |
Population growth, per year | 950 549 |
Average life expectancy, years | 72.95 (m. 70.4, fem. 75.5) |
Population density, ppl./km2 | 92.96 |
Official languages | Turkish |
Currency | Turkish lira |
International phone code | 90 |
Internet tld | tr |
Time zone | UTC+2 |
International organizations participation Turkey | Economic Cooperation Organization, Group of Twenty, World Trade Organization, International Black Sea Club, OECD Development Centre, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Black Sea Economic Cooperation, United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
Land borders | Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iraq, Iran, Syrian Arab Republic |
Access to the seas and oceans | Sea of Marmara, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Aegean Sea |