Turkey

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 * __Region __****: **Middle East
 * __Country __**__: __ Turkey

**Geography **
//Area (in sq km and sq miles) //:783,562 sq km, 2.02941626 × 1018 m4sq miles

//Area (Comparative): slightly larger than Texas // //Climate //: __sub-tropical__ temperate; hot, dry summers with mild, wet winters; harsher in interior //<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;">Elevation (lowest point - in meters and feet): lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m // //<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;">Elevation (highest point - in meters and feet): Mount Ararat 5,166 m //

**<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;">People **
//<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;">Population //<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;">: 79,749,461 (July 2012 __est__.) //<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;">Languages (top 3 - %): Turkish 70-75%, Kurdish 18%, other minorities 7-12% (2008 __est__.) // //<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;">Religions (top 3 - %): Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews) // //<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;">Infant Mortality Rate //<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;">: total: 23.07 deaths/1,000 live births //<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;">Life Expectancy //<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;">: 65 years and over: 6.3% (male 2,259,422/female 2,687,245) (2011 est.)

**<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;">Government **
//<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;">Government Type //<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;">: republican parliamentary democracy //<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;">Capital: Ankara //

**<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;">Economy **
//<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;">GDP (purchasing power parity) //<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;">: $1.053 trillion (2011 est.) //<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;">Population below poverty line //<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;">: 16.9% (2010)

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