My World Factbook
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Note: Most information adapted from the popular World Factbook is distributed between the websites GeoWorld (geography, people, communications & transportation), Politix (government) and Great Depression II (economy).
People
77,804,122 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 0-14 years: 27.2% (male 10,701,631/female 10,223,260)
15-64 years: 66.7% (male 25,896,326/female 25,327,403)
65 years and over: 6.1% (male 2,130,360/female 2,526,544) (2010 est.)
total: 28.1 years
male: 27.7 years
female: 28.4 years (2010 est.)
1.272% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 18.28 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 6.1 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 0.53 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: urban population: 69% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1.9% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
total: 24.84 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: male: 25.89 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 23.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
total population: 72.23 years
country comparison to the world: male: 70.37 years
female: 74.19 years (2010 est.)
2.18 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: less than 0.1%; note - no country specific models provided (2001 est.)
country comparison to the world: NA (2007 est.)
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noun: Turk(s)
adjective: Turkish
Turkish 70-75%, Kurdish 18%, other minorities 7-12% (2008 est.)
Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews)
Turkish (official), Kurdish, other minority languages
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87.4%
male: 95.3%
female: 79.6% (2004 est.)
total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 11 years (2008)
2.9% of GDP (2006)
country comparison to the world: 
