Area 774,815 sq km (299,156 sq mi)
Poplation 68,109,000
Capital city Ankara (2,984,000)
Government Multiparty republic
Ethnicity Groups: Tukish 80%, Kurdish 20%
Language Tukish, (official), Kurdish, Arabic
Religions Islam (mainly Sunni Muslim) 99%
Currency Turkish lira = 100 kurus

The Republic of Turkey lies in two continents.

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