Capital: Ankara
Geographic Coordinates N, E Middle East Area total 780,580 sq. km Terrain high central plateau (Anatolia); narrow coastal plain; several mountain ranges
Population 71,158,647 (July 2007 est.) Birth rateBirth rate: births/1,000 population (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: Death rate Death rate: 6.1 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: Religions Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews)
ECONOMY Industry: Textiles, food processing, autos, mining, steel, petroleum Agriculture: Tobacco, cotton, grain, olives; livestock Exports: Apparel, foodstuffs, textiles, metal manufactures, transport equipment