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Ankara
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Country names:
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| Conventional long form |
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Republic of Turkey
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Turkey
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Turkiye Cumhuriyeti
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| Lokal short form |
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Turkiye
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Languages
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| Main language |
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Turkish
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| Total number of people using the Language in all countries |
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59,000,000
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| Other languages |
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Abaza, Abkhaz, Adyghe, Albanian Tosk, Arabic Mesopotamic spoken, Arabic North Levantine spoken, Arabic North Mesopotamic spoken, Armenian, Assyrian Neo Aramaic, Avar, Azerbaijan South, Balkan Gagauz Turkish, Bulgarian, Chaldean Neo Aramaic, Chechen, Crimean Turkish, Dargwa, Dimli, Domari, Farsi West, Georgian, Greek, Kabardian, Kazakh, Kirghiz, Kirmanjki, Kumyk, Kurmanji, Ladino, Lak, Laz, Lezgi, Osetin, Romani Balkan, Serbo-croatian, Tatar, Turkish, Turkmen, Turoyo, Uyghur, Uzbek North, Uzbek South
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| Language alternates: |
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Ahuwa, Alevica, Anatolian, Bâhdinâni, Balkan Turkic, Bosnian, Chan, Chanuri, Chanzan, Cherkes, Dersimki, Dimili, Dimilki, Haketia, Hakitia, Kermanji, Kirdasi, Kirmâncha, Kirmanji, Laze, Lazuri, Northern Kurdish, Northern Zaza, Pomak, So-bê, Southern Zaza, Süryani, Suryoyo, Syriac, Syryoyo, Tapanta, Turani, Türkçe, Türkisch, Zââ, Zan, Zaza, Zazaki, Zonê Ma
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Abzhui, Alburz, Allagir, Anatolian Cluster, Anhil, Arlija, Ashkaraua, Bâyazidi, Beludji, Bezshagh, Birjandi, Buinak, Bzyb, Central Crimean, Danubian, Digor, Dinler, Dumbuli, Eastern Armenian, Edirne, Eskisehir, Gajol, Gaziantep, Gerlovo Turks, Guwii, Hakkâri, Hazzu, Imerxev, Iron, Iwardo, Jezire, Judikâni, Karachi, Karamanli, Kars, Kfarze, Khaidak, Khasav-yurt, Kori, Kurtat, Kyzylbash, Marashi, Midin, Midyat, Motki, Northern Crimean, Pomak, Qochâni, Raite, Razgrad, Rumelian, Samurzakan, Sanjâri, Shabak, Sivereki, Southern Crimean, Surchi, Surguch, Tagaur, Tapanta, Tozluk Turks, Tual, Tunceli, Urfa, Urfi, Varto, Yuruk
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Bohtâni, Botan, Buhtâni, Crimean Nogai, Erli, Hazo, Konyar, Moti, Steppe Crimean, Yoruk
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Internet:
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.tr
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| Internet users |
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4 Mio. (2001)
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| Internet Service Providers (ISPs) |
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50 (2001)
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Geography:
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| Geographic coordinates |
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39 00 N, 35 00 E
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| Area (sq km) |
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780,580.0
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| Land boundaries (km) |
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2,648.0
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Economy:
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| Currency |
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Turkish Lira
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TR
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| Gross domestic product (US $) |
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443 Bio. (2001*)
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| Industrial production growth rate (%) |
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-8.9% (2001)
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Imports (US $)
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39.7 Bio. (c.i.f.. 2001*)
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| Inflation rate |
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69% (2001)
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People:
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| Population |
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67,308,928
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| Age structure (%) |
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- 0 - 14 years
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27.8% (M: 9,520,030; F: 9,178,423)
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- 15 - 64 years
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65.9% (M: 22,552,253; F: 21,827,002)
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| - 65 years and over |
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6.3% (M: 1,946,523; F: 2,284,697)
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| Labor force |
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23.8 Mio. (2001)
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