February 13th, 2013 / December 3rd, 2018
Facts & Figures of Turkey
Political leadership
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (since 28 August 2014)
Land
Total 783,562 sq km;
Land 769,632 sq km;
Water 13,930 sq Km; (country comparison to the world: 38)
Boundaries
total: 2,816 km
Border countries
Armenia |
311 km |
Azerbaijan |
17 km |
Bulgaria |
223 km |
Georgia |
273 km |
Greece |
192 km |
Iran |
534 km |
Iraq |
367 km |
Syria |
899 km |
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Coastline
7,200 km
Population
80.81 million (2017 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 23.6% 15-64 years: 67.9% 65+ 8.5 % (2017 est.)
Population growth rate
1.24% (2017 est.)
Urbanisation
92.5% of total population (2017)
Major cities
Istanbul 18.6% of total population, ANKARA (capital) 6.7%, Izmir 5.3%, Izmir 3,6%, Antalya 2.9% (2017 est.)
Ethnic groups
Turkish 70-75%, Kurdish 19%, other minorities 7-12% (2016 est.)
Religions
Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews)
Languages
Turkish (official), Kurdish, other minority languages
Literacy
(Age 15+ Can Read and Write) total population: 95.6% male: 98.6% female: 92.6% (2015)
Real GDP
$1.206 Trillion (2017); $1.123 Trillion (2016)
GDP growth
7.4% (2017); 3.2% (2016)
GDP per capita (PPP)
$14,933.3 (2017 est.); $14,117.4 (2016 est.)
Unemployment rate
11.26% (2017 est.); 10.84% (2016 est.)
Population below poverty line
0.2% (2016 est.)
Public debt
28.3% of GDP (2017 est.); 28.3% of GDP (2016 est.)
Inflation rate
11.1% (2017 est.)
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