original maps from www.encarta.com
Capital: Ankara
Largest City: Istanbul (10,121,600)
Highest Elevation: Mount Ararat 5,166 m (16949 ft)
Population: 68,893,918
Lowest Elevation: Mediterranean Sea 0 m (0 ft)
Geography: mostly mountains; narrow coastal plain; high central plateau (Anatolia)
Climate: temperate; hot, dry summers with mild, wet winters; harsher in interior
Languages: Turkish, Kurdish, Arabic, Armenian, Greek
Area: 301,303 sq. mile / 780,580 sq. kil (slightly larger than Texas )
International Calling Code: 90
Currency: Turkish lira
Currency Exchange Rate:
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