Turkey (nation), officially the Republic of Turkey (in Turkish, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti), south-eastern Europe and south-western Asia, bordered on the north-west by Bulgaria and Greece; on the north by the black Sea; on the north-east by Georgia and Armenia; on the east by Iran; on the south by Iraq, Syria, and the Mediterranean Sea; and on the west by the Aegean Sea. The capital of Turkey is Ankara. The area of Turkey is 779,452 sq km (300,948 sq mi).

Population
	62,697,000
	(1996 estimate)
Population Density
	80 people/sq km
	(208 people/sq mi)
	(1996 estimate)
Urban/Rural Breakdown
	69%Urban
	31%Rural
Largest Cities
	Istanbul7,615,500
	Ankara2,782,200
	Izmir1,985,300
	Adana1,047,300
	Bursa   996,600
	(1994 estimate)
Ethnic Groups
	80%Turkish
	19%Kurdish
	1%Other
	including Arabs, Greeks, and Armenians
Languages
Official Language
	Turkish
Other Languages
	Kurdish, Arabic, other minority languages
Religions
	99%Islam
	mainly Sunni 
	1%Other
	including Eastern Orthodoxy, other Christian denominations