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Total Area 780,580 km2
Population 68 m
Language Turkish
Capital Ankara
Population of Ankara 3.69 m
Telephone Country Code +90
GDP 454.8 bn USD (2003)
GDP Growth Rate 6.0% (2003) est.
Inflation 19% est.
Per Capita Income 6,300 USD (2002)
Average Monthly Salary 146 Euro
Unemployment 11%
Exports 49.1 bn (2003) USD
Imports 61.0 bn (2003) USD
Total FDI 3.2 bn
Currency New Turkish Lira (TRL)
Exchange Rate 1 Euro: 1,786,588 TRL
1 USD: 1,478,369 TRL
(Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, June 2004)