Latitude and longitude (the biggest city) : 41o01'N/28o95'E
Total area (km2) : 774.815
Total population (thousands, estimeted in 1997) : 62.774
Population density (inhabitants per km2) : 79
Capital city : Ankara
Main langue(s) : Turc

Biggest city : Istanbul
Population of the biggest city (thousands) : 7.817
Currency : turkish livre
UN membership date : 24th october 1945
GDP (millions US$, 1995) : 171.225
GDP per capita (US$, 1995) : 2.814