CAPITAL CITY: Ankara (approx. 3,6 Mio. Inhabitants)

GROUND: 814.578 km²
POPULATION: 70,15 Mil. inhabitant (2000 cencus 67,8), Growth rate approx. 1,7%

POPULATION DENSITY: 84 Inhabitant per km²

LANGUAGE: Turkish

PARLIAMENT: Republic since 1923

NATIONAL HOLIDAY: 29. October, "Republic Day of Turkey" (Proclaiming the republic by Atatürk 1923)

RELIGION: 99% Moslems, 1% Minorities (Jews and Christs)

CURRENCY: New Turkish Lira (YTL)

MAINS VOLTAGE: 220 Volt

TIME ZONE: MEZ + 1 h

NATIONAL PRESELECTION: +90