2.  Capital: Ankara

3.  Geographic Coordinates 39 00 N, 35 00 E  Middle East  Area total 780,580 sq. km  Terrain high central plateau (Anatolia); narrow coastal plain; several mountain ranges

4.  Population 71,158,647 (July 2007 est.) Birth rateBirth rate: 17.58 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 107 107 Death rate Death rate: 6.1 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 160 160  Religions Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews) 

5. ECONOMY  Industry: Textiles, food processing, autos, mining, steel, petroleum  Agriculture: Tobacco, cotton, grain, olives; livestock  Exports: Apparel, foodstuffs, textiles, metal manufactures, transport equipment