Turkey (nation), officially the Republic of Turkey (in Turkish, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti), south-eastern Europe and south-western Asia, bordered on the north-west by Bulgaria and Greece; on the north by the black Sea; on the north-east by Georgia and Armenia; on the east by Iran; on the south by Iraq, Syria, and the Mediterranean Sea; and on the west by the Aegean Sea. The capital of Turkey is Ankara. The area of Turkey is 779,452 sq km (300,948 sq mi).

Population
        62,697,000
        (1996 estimate)
Population Density
        80 people/sq km
        (208 people/sq mi)
        (1996 estimate)
Urban/Rural Breakdown
        69%Urban
        31%Rural
Largest Cities
        Istanbul7,615,500
        Ankara2,782,200
        Izmir1,985,300
        Adana1,047,300
        Bursa   996,600
        (1994 estimate)
Ethnic Groups
        80%Turkish
        19%Kurdish
        1%Other
        including Arabs, Greeks, and Armenians
Languages
Official Language
        Turkish
Other Languages
        Kurdish, Arabic, other minority languages
Religions
        99%Islam
        mainly Sunni 
        1%Other
        including Eastern Orthodoxy, other Christian denominations