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General Information
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| Capital City: |
Ankara |
| Area: |
780,580 sq km |
| Climate: |
temperate; hot, dry summers with mild, wet winters; harsher in interior |
| Landscape: |
high central plateau (Anatolia); narrow coastal plain; several mountain ranges |
| Population: |
69,660,559 (July 2005 est.) |
| Ethnic Groups: |
Turkish 80%, Kurdish 20% (estimated) |
| Languages: |
Turkish (official), Kurdish, Arabic, Armenian, Greek |
| Religions: |
Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews) |
| Nat. Holiday: |
Republic Day, 29 October |
| Government: |
Republican parliamentary democracy
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| President: |
Ahmet Necdet SEZER (since 16 May 2000) |
| Prime Minister: |
Recep Tayyip ERDOGAN (14 March 2003) |
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Economy
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| Currency: |
Turkish lira (TRL), New Turkish lira (YTL) after 1 January 2005
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| GDP: |
$508.7 billion (2004 est.)
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| GDP per capita: |
$7,400 (2004 est.)
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| GDP real growth: |
8.2% (2004 est.)
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| Inflation rate: |
9.3% (2004 est.)
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Labour force
per sector:
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agriculture 35.9%, industry 22.8%, services 41.2% (3rd quarter, 2004)
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Unemployment:
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9.3% (plus underemployment of 4.0%) (2004 est.)
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Exports:
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$69.46 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
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- products:
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apparel, foodstuffs, textiles, metal manufactures, transport equipment
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- partners:
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Germany 13.9%, UK 8.8%, US 7.7%, Italy 7.4%, France 5.8%, Spain 4.2% (2004) |
Imports:
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$94.5 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
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- products:
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machinery, chemicals, semi-finished goods, fuels, transport equipment
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| - partners: |
Germany 12.9%, Russia 9.3%, Italy 7.1%, France 6.4%, US 4.8%, China 4.6%, UK 4.4% (2004)
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Growth sectors:
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Tourism, environmental technology, transport/logistics, ICT, medical technology, energy, horticulture, publishing
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Trade with the Netherlands
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NL exports:
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€ 3,2 billion (1998)
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- products:
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Machines and transport equipment, commodities
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NL imports:
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€ 2,0 billion (1998)
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| - products: |
Commodities, foodstuff and livestock
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Economic regions
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Marmara region
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Izmir region
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Gaziantep region
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Mersin region
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Source: CIA World Factbook, The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
