Türkiye
This profile gathers the essentials about the following country: Türkiye. It gives its capital, flag, position on the map, neighbouring countries, official languages, currency and area.
- Region
- Asia · Western Asia
- Capital
- Ankara
- Coordinates of the capital
- 39.93° N, 32.86° E
- Area
- 783,562 km²
- Official languages
- Turkish
- Currency
- Turkish Lira
- Access to the sea
- Yes
- ISO code
- TR
On the map
This country is located in Asia, in the region "Western Asia". It has access to the sea. This country shares land borders with 8 countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Syria.
Its capital is Ankara. Its area is about 783,562 km². By area, this country ranks 36 out of 193 in the world and 9 out of 46 in Asia. Official language: Turkish. Currency: Turkish Lira.
Capitals of the neighbouring countries: Yerevan (Armenia), Baku (Azerbaijan), Sofia (Bulgaria), Tbilisi (Georgia), Athens (Greece), Tehran (Iran), Baghdad (Iraq), Damascus (Syria).
Neighbouring countries
Frequently asked questions
- Türkiye: what is the capital?
- Its capital is Ankara.
- Türkiye: which countries does it border?
- This country shares land borders with 8 countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Syria.
- Türkiye: what are the official languages?
- Official language: Turkish.
- Türkiye: what is the currency?
- Currency: Turkish Lira.
- Türkiye: what is the area?
- Its area is about 783,562 km². By area, this country ranks 36 out of 193 in the world and 9 out of 46 in Asia.
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