Turkey
Official name: |
Turkey |
Capital City: |
Ankara |
Current Local Time: |
| Country website: |
http://www.dhl.com.tr/ |
International Dialing Code: |
90 |
Population: |
69,660,559 (July 2005 est.) |
Currency: |
Turkish lira (TRL), New Turkish lira (YTL) after 1 January 2005 |
Spoken Languages: |
Turkish |
Holidays: |
Jan 1, Apr 23, May 1, 19, Aug 30, 31, Sep 1, Oct 29, Nov 6, 7, 8, 9 |
Major Exports: |
Commodities: apparel, foodstuffs, textiles, metal manufactures, transport equipment |
Partners: Germany 13.9%, UK 8.8%, US 7.7%, Italy 7.4%, France 5.8%, Spain 4.2% (2004) Major Imports: |
Commodities: machinery, chemicals, semi-finished goods, fuels, transport equipment |
Partners: Germany 12.9%, Russia 9.3%, Italy 7.1%, France 6.4%, US 4.8%, China 4.6%, UK 4.4% (2004) Total Export: |
$69.46 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.) |
Total Import: |
$94.5 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.) |
Gross Domestic Product: |
$508.7 billion (2004 est.) |
Per Capita Income: |
$7,400 (2004 est.) |
Literacy Rate: |
86.5% |
Population Growth Rate: |
1.09% (2005 est.) |
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