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Capital: Ankara
Area: 783 356 km2
Population: 84 680 273
Official language: Turkish
Other spoken languages: Kurdish, Zaza, Circasian, Arabic, Laz
Ethnic groups: Turks, Kurds, Arabs, Armenians, Romani (Gypsies), Circassians, Azerbaijani, etc.
Currency: TRY (Turkish Lira) (1 USD = 17,95 TRY; 1 EUR = 18,28 TRY)
Basic facts: Unitary presidential constitutional republic
Travel tips:
1. Turkey is a large transcontinental country with a geographical and cultural location like a bridge between Europe and Asia.
2. Turkey occupies mainly Minor Asia and the lands east of it, as well as a small portion of the Balkans, with a highly diverse nature- from subtropical to continental mountainous climatic zones.
3. Mount Ararat (5137 m) is the highest point in Turkey. It is a non-active volcano. Besides it, there are other non-active volcanoes like Mount Erciyes and more.
4. Some of the most beautiful lakes in Asia are located in Turkey. Among them, the most notable are Van Lake, Tuz Gölü, and Salda Lake.
5. Turkey has thousands of years of history, with some of the richest remains from the Hellenic and ancient Roman culture, today inherited by the Turks.
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