TURKEY!!!

Country Name:
Turkey

Year Founded:
117 BC

Population:
71,517,100

Primary Language:
Turkish

Ethnic Make-up:
Turkish

Political System:
Parliamentary Republic

Year Entered the European Union:
1992

Representative of the European Union (include party):
President of the Republic

Type of Economy:
quasi-statist

Currency:
Turkish Lira

Current Exchange rate for American Currency:
1 USD = 1.65 Turkish Lira

GDP:
$798.863 billion

Percentage of Trade within the European Union:
59% of exports and 52% of imports

Unemployment Rate:
10.3%

Chief Exports:
Automotive Industry

Key Imports:
Natural Gas and Crude oil.

Major Religions:
Islam

Surrounding Countries:
Bulgaria to the northwest;Greece to the west;Georgia to the northeast;Armenia, Azerbaijan (the exclave of Nakhichevan)and Iran to the east;and Iraq and Syria to the southeast.The Mediterranean Sea and Cyprus are to the south;the Aegean Sea and Archipelago are to the west;and the Black Sea is to the north.

Literacy Rate:
95.3%

One Interesting Fact:
Surprisinlgy, Turkey is not a bird. (Just kidding) Due to its strategic location astride two continents,Turkey's culture has a unique blend of Eastern andWestern tradition.