About Turkey

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY     Republic of Turkey was founded by the great leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (meaning the father of Turks). Republic of Turkey is a democratic country which is on the way to the E.U.The capital city of Turkey is Ankara located in the middle of the country. The biggest city is Istanbul     Population:  71 million ( 2006 )
Area: 779.452 sq km Age structure:  0-14 years:  28.42% (male 9,620,291; female 9,276,347) 15-64 years:  65.45% (male 22,116,599; female 21,401,165) 65 years and over:  6.13% (male 1,878,571; female 2,200,997) (2001 est.)
Population growth rate:  1.24% (2001 est.)
Birth rate:  18.31 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Death rate:  5.95 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Net migration rate:  0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Sex ratio:  at birth:  1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  1.03 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.85 male(s)/female total population:  1.02 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
Infant mortality rate:  47.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:  total population:  71.24 years male:  68.89 years female:  73.71 years (2001 est.)
Total fertility rate:  2.12 children born/woman (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:  0.01% (1999 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:  NA
HIV/AIDS - deaths:  NA
Nationality:  noun:  Turk(s) adjective:  Turkish
Religions:  Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (Christian and Jews)
Languages:  Turkish (official)
Literacy:  definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  85% male:  94% female:  77% (2000)
GDP:  purchasing power parity - $444 billion (2000 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:  6% (2000 est.)
GDP - per capita:  purchasing power parity - $6,800 (2000 est.)
GDP - composition by sector:  agriculture:  15% industry:  29% services:  56% (1999) Internet domain: .tr International dialling code: +90