GENERAL INFORMATION  IOC Code: TUR  Country:  Republic of Turkey  Continent: Europe  President: Ahmet Necdet Sezer  Capital: Ankara   Largest City: Istanbul  Currency:  New Turkish Lira  Official languages: Turkish  Motto: Peace at Home, Peace in        the World  POPULATION   Population: 73 193 000  GDP/inhabitant (in US $): 8 385   Density (inhabitants/km2): 90  Average age (in years):    Life expectancy (in years): 72.3  COMMUNICATION  Internet code: .tr   Calling code: +90

 DESCRIPTION
Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye), officially the Republic of Turkey (Türkiye Cumhuriyeti), is a Eurasian country located mainly in the Anatolian peninsula in Southwestern Asia, with a small portion of its territory located in the Balkan region of Southeastern Europe. Turkey borders eight countries: Bulgaria to the northwest; Greece to the west; Georgia, Armenia and the Nakhichevan exclave of Azerbaijan to the northeast; Iran to the east; and Iraq and Syria to the southeast. In addition, it borders the Black Sea to the north; the Aegean Sea and the Sea of Marmara to the west; and the Mediterranean Sea to the south.

The Republic of Turkey is a democratic, secular, constitutional republic whose political system was established in 1923. Turkey is a member state of the United Nations, NATO, OSCE, OECD, OIC, and the Council of Europe. Due to its strategic location, straddling Europe and Asia and between three seas, Turkey has been a historical crossroad between eastern and western cultures. It has been home to several great civilizations and the location of many battles between them. While Turkey is considered as a developed nation by a limited number of sources, its per-capita GDP places it among the developing countries. In addition, Turkey maintains a medium status in the United Nations' Human Development Index.
 
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