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Turkey is an appropriate ground for hunting in connection with its plant cover and wild life. It is an important center of winter activities and a all throughout its history as the homeland of various religions, Turkey posses monuments worth seeing by people having different belief attractions with her high altitude mountains covered with snow all throughout the year, Anatolia, is formed one of the most important junction points of Silk Road from China to reaching to Europe through passing over Middle Asia. With its rich and curative mineral waters is the paradise of thermal springs and welcomes the ones seeking for good health with its high quality facilities.
Located on the junction point of Europe and Asia, it is an ideal venue of meetings and congresses having the great majority of her population made up of young people, Turkey embody youth hostels and facilities providing the young people living abroad and in Turkey the opportunity to enjoy an inexpensive holiday. Surrounded by the sea in three directions, Turkey is
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a treasure chest of coves, inlets, bays and bays at which yachtsmen can choose a different and private anchorage each night .
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| Land area: |
297,591 sq mi (770,761 sq km)
Total area: 301,384 sq mi (780,580 sq km)
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Population :
(2006 est.) |
70,413,958 (growth rate: 1.1%)
Birth rate: 16.6/1000
Infant mortality rate: 39.7/1000
Life expectancy: 72.6
Density per sq mi: 237
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Capital :
(2003 est.) |
Ankara, 3,582,000 (metro. area), 3,456,100 (city proper) |
| Large cities: |
Istanbul, 9,760,000 (metro. area), 8,831,805 (city proper)
Izmir, 2,398,200
Bursa, 1,288,900
Adana, 1,219,900
Gaziantep, 979,500
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| Monetary unit: |
Turkish lira (YTL) |
| Languages: |
Turkish (official), Kurdish, Dimli, Azeri, Kabardian
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| Ethnicity/race: |
Turkish 80%, Kurdish 20% (estimated)
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| Religions: |
Islam (mostly Sunni) 99.8%, other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews)
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Literacy rate:
(2003 est.) |
87%
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