Türkiye
Area: 780 580 km
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Population: 71.2 million
Capital city: Ankara
Currency: new Turkish lira, 1 euro = 1.61 new Turkish lira (TRY) (dec. 2005)
National day: 29 October
EU membership: Accession negotiations commenced: 3 October 2005
Head of State: President Ahmet Necdet Sezer
Head of Government: Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Foreign Minister: Abdullah Gül
Government: Adalet ve Kalkinma Partisi (AKP, Justice and Development Party, 356 seats)
Parliament: Unicameral: Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi, 550 members, elections every 5 years, 10% threshold
GDP: €242 262 million (2004, estimate)
GDP per capita in PPS: €6.500 (2004, estimate)
Economic growth in real terms: + 8.9 % (2004, estimate)
Links:
Head of State: http://www.cankaya.gov.tr
Head of Government: http://www.basbakanlik.gov.tr
Foreign Minister: http://www.mfa.gov.tr
Parliament: http://www.tbmm.gov.tr
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