Turkey
Currency code:
Currency name:
Turkish lira
Country name:
Turkey
Capital:
Ankara
Country code:
Continent:
Independence:
October 29, 1923
Independent from:
successor state to the Ottoman Empire
Total area:
783,562
Land area:
769,632
Water area:
13,930
Population:
80,694,485
Population note:
80,694,485 (July 2013 est.)
Official language:
Turkish
All languages:
Turkish (official), Kurdish, other minority languages
Time zone:
EET (UTC+2) - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Date format:
dd/mm/yyyy (AD)
Drive on:
Right
Calling code:
+90
Domain:
.tr