Turkey
Fact File
Get to know Turkey! Get the facts about its land, products and culture.
Official name: Republic of Turkey
Size: 301,381 square miles (780,580 square kilometers); slightly larger than Texas
Population: 70,413,958 as of July 2006
Capital: Ankara
Official Language: Turkish
Currency: Turkish Iira
Climate: Mild; hot, dry summers; wet winters
Literacy Rate: 86.5 %
Agricultural Products: Tobacco, cotton, grain, olives
Industries: Textiles, automobiles, electronics, mining, steel, oil, lumber
