| 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 |
| Population: | 68,109,469 (July 2003 est.) |
| Capital: | Ankara |
| GDP per capita: | purchasing power parity - $7,000 (2002 est.) |
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