Country name: |
Turkey |
Capital: |
Ankara |
Country code: |
413 |
Continent: |
Middle East |
Currency name: |
Turkish lira |
Independence: |
1923-10-29 00:00:00 |
Independent from: |
successor state to the Ottoman Empire |
Total area (km2): |
783,562 |
Land area (km2): |
769,632 |
Water area (km2): |
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 |