Information gathered from the CIA World Fact Book 2010 Turkey Information gathered from the CIA World Fact Book 2010

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Geography Mediterranean, Continental and Black Sea climate zones Hot, dry summers with mild, wet winters, harsher in interior Mt. Ararat, legendary resting place of Noah’s ark

Ethnic groups Turkish 70-75% Kurdish 18% other minorities 7-12% Language Turkish Economy/currency Currency – Turkish Lira Mix of modern industry and commerce along with traditional agriculture

Type of government Republican Parliamentary Democracy Religion 98% Sunni Muslim 2% Protestant or Catholic Christians or Jews

Capital city Ankara Major Cities Istanbul Izmir Bursa Adana Antalya

Environmental Issues Water pollution from dumping of chemicals and detergents Air pollution, particularly in urban areas; Deforestation Concern for oil spills from increasing Bosporus ship traffic

Natural resources Petroleum Natural gas Fishing Coal Chromium Copper Iron ore Arable land Hydropower

Auto industry Textiles Food processing Mining Steel Petroleum Major Industry Auto industry Textiles Food processing Mining Steel Petroleum Construction Lumber Paper Tourism

Literacy rate definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 87.4% male: 95.3% female: 79.6% Life expectancy total population: 71.96 years male: 70.12 years female: 73.89 years

History (founding of country) Founded in 1923 by M.K. Ataturk after the breakup of the Ottoman empire GDP $455.3 billion $14,700 per capita Population 71 million