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Turkish flag |
| Country |
Turkey |
| Capital |
Ankara |
| Location |
southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia (that portion of Turkey west of the Bosporus is geographically part of Europe), bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia, and bordering the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, between Greece and Syria |
| Size |
780,580 sq km |
| Terrain |
high central plateau (Anatolia); narrow coastal plain; several mountain ranges |
| Climate |
temperate; hot, dry summers with mild, wet winters; harsher in interior |
| Languages |
Turkish (official), Kurdish, Arabic, Armenian, Greek |
| Nationality |
noun: Turk(s)
adjective: Turkish |
| Religion |
Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews) |
| Currency |
Turkish lira (TRL) |
| Exports |
apparel, foodstuffs, textiles, metal manufactures, transport equipment |
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