🌍 Geography
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
Area & Boundaries
Total Area
783,562 km²
Land Area
769,632 km²
Water Area
13,930 km²
World Rank by Area
#null
Land Boundaries
2,816 km
Coastline
7,200 km
Bordering Countries
Terrain & Climate
Terrain: high central plateau (Anatolia); narrow coastal plain; several mountain ranges
Climate: temperate; hot, dry summers with mild, wet winters; harsher in interior
Elevation
Highest Point
: N/Am
Lowest Point
: nullm
Mean Elevation
1,132m
Natural Resources
coal, iron ore, copper, chromium, antimony, mercury, gold, barite, borate, celestite (strontium), emery, feldspar, limestone, magnesite, marble, perlite, pumice, pyrites (sulfur), clay, arable land, hydropower
👥 Demographics
Population Overview
Total Population (2024)
84,119,531
World Rank
#null
Growth Rate
0.61%
Urbanization
null%
Age & Life Expectancy
Median Age
34 years
Life Expectancy
null years
Birth Rate
13.8 per 1,000
Death Rate
6.1 per 1,000
Major Urban Areas
- Istanbul, 5.397 million ANKARA: 15,848,000 people
Education
Literacy Rate: null% (Male: 99.3%, Female: 95.3%)
💼 Economy
<p>upper-middle-income, diversified Middle Eastern economy; industrializing economy that maintains large agricultural base; key energy, tourism, and construction sectors; high inflation, interest rates, and foreign debt pose risk to financial stability</p>
GDP & Economic Indicators
GDP (PPP)
$3.02 trillion
GDP (Official Rate)
$1.32 trillion
GDP per Capita (PPP)
$35,300
World GDP Rank
#null
GDP Growth Rate
3.2%
Unemployment Rate
null%
Inflation Rate
58.5%
Public Debt (% of GDP)
null%
GDP Composition by Sector
Agriculture
5.6%
Industry
25.9%
Services
56.8%
Major Industries
textiles, food processing, automobiles, electronics, mining (coal, chromate, copper, boron), steel, petroleum, construction, lumber, paper
Trade
Exports
N/A
Imports
N/A
Foreign Exchange Reserves
N/A
Currency
(null)
🏛️ Government
Government Type
presidential republic
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Executive Branch
Chief of State:
Head of Government:
Legislative Branch
National Holiday
Republic Day, 29 October (1923)
📈 Social Indicators
Physicians
2.24 per 1,000
Hospital Beds
3 per 1,000
Health Expenditure
4.6% of GDP
Education Expenditure
3.1% of GDP
🎨 Cultural Heritage
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
22
Notable Sites
- Archaeological Site of Troy
- Ephesus
- Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape
- Hierapolis-Pamukkale
- Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia
- Göbekli Tepe
- Historic Areas of Istanbul
- Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex
- Neolithic Site of Çatalhöyük
- Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire