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Capital: Ankara Population: 70mln Surface: 780,580 sq km Languages:
Turkish, Kurdish, Arabic, Armenian, Greek
Did you know?
Mount Agri, also known as Mount Ararat, is the highest mountain of Turkey at 5,166m. It is also the mountain where Noah's Ark is said to come to rest
Exact population: 70,413,958 (July 2006 est.) Literacy: Total population: 86.5%; male: 94.3%; female: 78.7% Ethnicities: Turkish 80%, Kurdish 20% (estimated) Land boundaries: Total: 2,648 km; border countries: Armenia 268 km, Azerbaijan 9 km, Bulgaria 240 km, Georgia 252 km, Greece 206 km, Iran 499 km, Iraq 352 km, Syria 822 km Terrain: High central plateau (Anatolia); narrow coastal plain; several mountain ranges Extremes: Lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m; highest point: Mount Ararat 5,166 m Imports: Germany 12.9%, Russia 9.3%, Italy 7.1%, France 6.4%, US 4.8%, China 4.6%, UK 4.4% (2004) Exports: Germany 13.9%, UK 8.8%, US 7.7%, Italy 7.4%, France 5.8%, Spain 4.2% (2004) Industries: Textiles, food processing, autos, mining (coal, chromite, copper, boron), steel, petroleum, construction, lumber, paper
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