Official name: Republic of Turkey

Land borders with: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Syria.

Capital: Ankara

Population: 69.7 million

Currency: New Turkish lira (YTL)

              1 Euro=1.8YTL (Jan 05)**

Industries: Textiles, food processing, automobiles, mining steel, petroleum, construction, lumber, paper.

Currently waiting to start accession talks with the E.U.
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