TURKEY                                                                                                                

Fast Facts

Population:72,907,000

Capital:

Ankara; 3,428,000

Area:

779,452 square kilometers (300,948 square miles)

Language:

Turkish, Kurdish, Arabic, Armenian, Greek

Religion:

Muslim (mostly Sunni)

Currency:

Turkish lira

Life Expectancy:

69

GDP per Capita:

U.S. $7,300

                                             Literacy Percent:

                                   87