Turkey

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Population: 70,413,958
Languages:
Turkish (official)
Kurdish
Dimli
Azeri
Kabardian

Currency: Turkish Lira

Capital City: Ankara, 3,582,000

Largest Cities:
Istanbul, 9,760,000;
Izmir, 2,398,200;
Bursa, 1,288,900;
Adana, 1,219,900;
Gaziantep, 979,500

Religion: Islam (mostly Sunni) 99.8%, other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews)

Government: Republican Parliamentary Democracy

Sports: Baseball, Table Tennis, Soccer and Golf