Turkey - Indentity

- Population : 67,5 millions (1999)
- Average age of the population : 27 years
- Surface : 780 576 km²
- Capital : Ankara
- Official Religion : none
- Religions (estimates) : Moslems : 60 to 65 % (Sunnits, Soufis, Shiites). Alevis : 25 to 35 %. Christians, Jews, Chamanists, Yezedis, etc.
- National Language : Turkish
- Official Languages : Armenian, Greek, French (guaranteed by the Treaty of Lausanne of 1923 for minorities)
- Other Languages : Aramean, Bulgarian, Kurdish Kurmanci, Kurdish Zaza, Arabic, Polish, Laze (Georgian dialect), Ottoman, Yiddish, Judeo-Spanish, Turco-karaïte, Albanian, Tate, Tatar nogaï, Darghin, Karatchaï, Kabardian, Balkarian, Ossetian, Ingouchian, Tcherkess, Avarian, Andi, Lezgui, Svane, Abkhazian, etc. More than 70 Ethnic - Religious groups are listed in Turkey, speaking more than 50 languages and dialects and using 9 different alphabets
- Currency : The New Turkish Lira (Yeni Türk Lirasi, YTL)
- Mode : Laic republic, parliamentary system
- President : Ahmet Necder Sezer
- Prime Minister : Tayyip Erdogan
- Economy : Industry and the tertiary sector : approximately 40 % of the working population. Agriculture 36%. A majority of the Turks live in the cities (Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Izmit, Brousse, Antioche, Adana), and the country know problems due to the rural migration.
Inflation was a constant problem during the last decade of the XXe century. It was stopped since 2000 - 2001, to arrive atan annual rate from approximately 6%. The world economic problems did not save Turkey, and between 7 - 9 % of the working population, ia without employment
Turkey has a little oil, gas, iron, silver and gold, but are badly exploited. Turkey having food self-sufficiency.
- international Organizations : Turkey is member of UNO, NATO and the Council of Europe. It is asked its integration the European Union.

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