AREA ................................................
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780.580
kmq
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POPULATION ..................................
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68.893.918 in.
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DENSITY .........................................
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88,3 in/kmq
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CAPITAL ..........................................
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Ankara
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LANGUAGES ....................................
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Turkish (official), Kurdish, Dimli (or Zaza), Azeri, Kabardian
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RELIGIONS ......................................
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Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews)
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CURRENCY ......................................
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Turkish lira (YTL)
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GDP per CAPITA .............................
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7753 $ (2004)
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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ..
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0,538 (84th place)
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LOWEST POINT ...............................
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Mediterranean Sea 0 m
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HIGHEST POINT ..............................
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Mount Ararat 5166 m
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INDEPENDENCE ...............................
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29 October 1923 (successor state to the Ottoman Empire)
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INSTITUTIONAL FORM ...................
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Republic
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WEB DOMAIN ..................................
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.tr
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COUNTRY CODE ..............................
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+90
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