Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a Governor-General Prime minister: Stephen Harper
Population
79,749,461
34,300,083
Life Expectancy
72.770 years
81.480 years
Capital City
Ankara
Ottawa
Largest city
Istanbul (population: 11,174,300)
Toronto (population: 4,612,190)
Human Development Index
0.798
0.967
GDP per capita
$14,700 US
$41,100 US
Literacy Rate
87.4%
99%
Corruption Perception Index
4.6
8.7
Percentage of Women in Parliament
9.1%
24.9%
Wealthiest Citizens
Husnu Ozyegin ($2.9bn US)
David Thomson & family ($13.0bn US)
Unemployment Rate
9.800%
7.500%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Abolished
Political System
republican parliamentary democracy
constitutional monarchy that is also a parliamentary democracy and a federation
Independence date
29 October 1923 (successor state to the Ottoman Empire)
1 July 1867 (union of British North American colonies); 11 December 1931 (recognized by UK)
Religions
Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews)
Roman Catholic 42.6%, Protestant 23.3% (including United Church 9.5%, Anglican 6.8%, Baptist 2.4%, Lutheran 2%), other Christian 4.4%, Muslim 1.9%, other and unspecified 11.8%, none 16% (2001 census)
Languages
Turkish (official), Kurdish, Dimli (or Zaza), Azeri, Kabardian note: there is also a substantial Gagauz population in the European part of Turkey
English (official) 59.3%, French (official) 23.2%, other 17.5%
Exports
apparel, foodstuffs, textiles, metal manufactures, transport equipment
Turkish liras (TRY) per US dollar - 1.3179 (2008 est.), 1.319 (2007), 1.4286 (2006), 1.3436 (2005), 1.4255 (2004) note: on 1 January 2005 the old Turkish lira (TRL) was converted to new Turkish lira (TRY) at a rate of 1,000,000 old to 1 new Turkish lira; on 1 January 2009 the Turkish government dropped the word "new" and the currency is now called simply the Turkish lira
Canadian dollars (CAD) per US dollar - 1.0364 (2008 est.), 1.0724 (2007), 1.1334 (2006), 1.2118 (2005), 1.301 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
5.300%
1.100%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
8
18
Location
Southeastern Europe and Southwestern Asia (that portion of Turkey west of the Bosporus is geographically part of Europe), bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia, and bordering the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, between Greece and Syria
Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean on the east, North Pacific Ocean on the west, and the Arctic Ocean on the north, north of the conterminous US
Area
783,562 km sq
9,984,670 km sq
Coastline
7,200 km
202,080 km
Climate
temperate; hot, dry summers with mild, wet winters; harsher in interior
varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north
