Factfile

Coastline:  7,200 km of the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia, and bordering the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea between Greece and Syria

Border countries: Armenia 268 km, Azerbaijan 9 km, Bulgaria 240 km, Georgia 252 km, Greece 206 km, Iran 499 km, Iraq 352 km, Syria 822 km

Ethnic groups:  Turkish 80%, Kurdish 20% (estimated)

Religions:  Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews)

Capital: Ankara

Literacy  (definition: age 15 and over can read and write)
Total population: 86.5%
Male: 94.3%
Female: 78.7% (2003 est.)

Internet country code:    .tr