| capital |
ankara |
| government |
parliamentary republic |
| president |
recep tayyip erdogan |
| surface |
780.580 kmq |
| inhabitants |
70.400.000 inhabitants |
| density of population |
57,31 inhab/kmq |
| ethnic groups |
80% turkish, 20% kurdish |
| language |
turkish (uff), kurdish, arabic, armenian, greek |
| religion |
99,8% muslim, mainly sunnit, 0,2% christian, jewish |
| money |
turkish lira (TRY) |
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