Population
71,158,647

Official Language
Turkish

National Anthem
Lstiklal Marsi - Independence March

Capital
Ankara

Currency
New Turkish Lira

Government

• Republican Parliamentary Democracy
• Chief of State/President - Ahmet Necdet Sezer
• Head of Government/Prime Minister - Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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Major Airports

• Ataturk International
• Esenboga
• Antalya
• Dalaman
• Milas-Bodrum
• Kaplaner
• Erzurum
• Oguzeli
• Adnan Menderes
• Kars
• Kayseri
• Konya
• Erhac
• Trabzon
• Van

Miscellaneous Facts

• Joined the United Nations in 1945. Joined NATO in 1952. Became an associate member of the European Community in 1964.
• Has begun accession membership talks with the European Union.
• Total Size - 783,562 square kilometers / 302,535 square miles
• Country Code - +90
• Internet Extension - .tr

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Work Force
24.8 million

Work Force by Occupation

• Agriculture - 35.9%
• Industry - 22.8%
• Services - 41.2%

Unemployment
10.2%

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Economy

• Mix of modern industry and commerce
• Traditional agriculture sector

Industries

• textiles
• food processing
• autos
• electronics
• mining (coal, chromite, copper, boron)
• steel
• petroleum
• construction
• lumber
• paper

Exports

• apparel
• foodstuffs
• textiles
• metal manufactures
• transport equipment

Imports

• machinery
• chemicals
• semi-finished goods
• fuels
• transport equipment

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Political parties

• Anavatan Partisi
• Democratic Left Party
• Democratic Society Party
• Felicity Party
• Justice and Development Party
• Nationalist Action Party
• Republican People's Party
• Social Democratic People's Party
• True Path Party
• Young Party