Turkey

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About Turkey

The capital of Turkey is Ankara. Ankara is the seat of national government for Turkey, a country in Western Asia.

Turkey has a population of about 85.3 million people, the 18th largest population in the world. Population figures come from World Bank estimates.

Turkey covers 783,562 square kilometers (302,535 square miles), making Turkey the 37th largest country in the world by area.

Turkey borders 8 countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq and Syria.

Life expectancy at birth in Turkey is 77.2 years, the 82nd highest of any country in the world.

Turkey is in Asia, in the Western Asia region. Turkey is one of 50 countries and territories in Asia.

Data updated April 1, 2026

Statistics and world rankings for Turkey
Populationtotal people	85.3Mpeople	18th
Land Areatotal km²	783.6Kkm²	37th
GDP per PersonUSD per person	$13.4K	86th
Total GDPUSD · whole economy	$1.1T	18th
Life Expectancyyears, at birth	77.2years	82nd
Urban Population% living in cities	89.0%	33rd
Internet Users% of people online	86.0%	73rd
Fertility Ratechildren per woman	1.51births/woman	151st
Tourist Arrivalsvisitors per year	55.7Marrivals/year	5th
Forest Cover% of land forested	29.3%	110th
Unemployment Rate% of labor force	9.4%	43rd
Military Spending% of GDP	1.7%of GDP	64th
Renewable Energy% of energy use	12.0%	135th
Inflation Rateannual CPI change	53.9%	5th
Beer Consumptionliters per year	14L/year	59th
Coffee Consumptionkg per year	1kg/year	51st
Wine Consumptionliters per year	1.5L/year	50th
Education Spending% of GDP	3.1%of GDP	136th
Health Spending% of GDP	4.3%of GDP	148th
Arable Land% of land arable	26.3%	38th
Foreign Direct InvestmentUSD inflow/year	$10.7B	33rd

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 TR · alpha-3 TUR · Western Asia