turkey

= = =Turkey= =Fast facts= Capital: Ankara Size: 780,580 SQ KM Population: 71,158,647 (July 2007 est.) Flag:

Language: Turkish Currency: New Turkish Lira (TRY) Head of Country (president): Abdullah Gul Largest City: Istanbul

__Location:__
Turkey is located in the northern hemisphere between the 36º - 42º northern parallel and the 26º - 45º eastern meridian. Turkey borders the Black Sea, the Mediterranean, the Aegean and the Marmara Sea and has a total coastline of 8333 km.

__Geographical Features__
The coordinates of turkey is 39 00 N, 35 00 E. The total area is 780,580 sq km. Turkey is slightly larger than Texas. The lowest point in Turkey is The Mediterranean Sea - 0m. But the highest point is Mount Ararat 5,166m.

__Climate__
The climate in turkey is temperate; hot, dry summers with mild, wet winters; harsher in interior. The east of the country is mountainous with warm summers and very cold, snowy winters. Although Turkey is situated in an area where the climatic conditions are quite temperate, the diverse nature of the landscape. Also the existence in particular of the mountains that runs parallel to the coasts.

The GDP per person is 9,100, which is the 2006 estimate. The exports are: apparel, f foodstuffs, textiles, metal manufactures and transport equipment. The countries that are the export partners are: Germany 11.3%, UK 8%, Italy 7.9%, US 6%, France 5.4%, and Spain 4.4%. These are Turkey's imports: machinery, chemicals, semi- finished goods, fuels and transport equipment. The countries that give Turkey its imports are: Russia 12.7%, Germany 10.6% China 6.9%, Italy 6.2%, France 5.2%, Us 4.5% and Iran 4.1%. Government The scientific name or Turkey is the republic of Turkey. The type of the government in Turkey is the republican parliamentary democracy. The capital is Ankara. There are 81 provinces in Turkey.
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__**History**__ The history for turkey's prime minister is, in April 2007, Prime Minister Erdogan nominated Foreign Minister Abdullah Gulan Islamist, as the ruling party's candidate for president over the Objections of the military, been protective of a secular state. Gul, however, failed to win the Necessary two-thirds majority in parliament, and a constitutional court later changed the vote. Turkey's current boundaries were drawn in 1923 at the Conference of Lausanne, and Turkey Became a republic with Kemal Atatürk as the first president. Turkey invaded Cyprus by sea And air on July 20, 1974, following the failure of diplomatic efforts to resolve conflicts between Turkish and Greek Cypriots.

Turkey’s long name and proper name is Republic of Turkey. The Government type for turkey is a republican parliamentary democracy. The capital for turkey is Ankara. There are 81 provinces in Turkey. The independence is on 19th of October 1923. The national holiday is the republic day 29th of October. The suffrage age is 18 and is universal. The leader of the country which is President Abdullah GUL (since 28 August 2007).
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