 Turkey
is a nation in Eurasia and it is surrounded by eight
nations: Syria, Iraq, Iran, Azerbaijan, Armenia,
Georgia, Greece and Bulgaria. The Black Sea is located
on its north, the Mediterranean Sea on its south and the
Aegean Sea on its west.
The European Turkey is separated
from the Asian Turkey by the Dardanelles, the Sea of
Marmara and the Bosporus. About ninety-seven percent of
the country is the Asian Turkey while the remaining
three percent is the European Turkey.
The nation is
basically rectangular in shape. Turkey’s area is about
783,562 square kilometers and this area also includes
the lakes of the country. In terms of area, turkey is
considered to be the 37th largest country in the world.
Its size is about the size of the UK plus the
Metropolitan France.
The highest peak of the nation is the Mt. Ararat, which
is 16,946 ft long. In the year 2008, the growth rate of
turkey was about 1.31% per year and it had a population
of about 71.5 million people.
Most of its population is
living in the urban areas (about 70%). The Government of
the country has made it compulsory for children to
attend schools. Turkey’s culture is diverse and it is a
combination of Ottoman, Turkic, Anatolian and western
traditions and cultures.
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