Country profile
Türkiye
Republic of Türkiye · Western Asia
👥 Population
85,878,556
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Ankara
🗺 Area
783,562 km²
💹 GDP (nominal)
$1.6T
World Bank · 2025
📈 HDI
0.853
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
110 /km²
💱 Currency
TRY
Turkish lira
🗣 Languages
Turkish
About Türkiye
Türkiye (officially Republic of Türkiye) is a country in Western Asia, with Ankara as its capital. It is home to roughly 85.88 million people, giving a population density of about 110 people per square kilometre. The country covers 783,562 km² of land and shares land borders with 8 neighbouring countries. Its economy is valued at approximately $1.6T in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.853. The official currency is the Turkish lira (TRY), and the main language is Turkish.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$3.9T
GDP/capita (PPP)
$45,639
GDP growth
3.6%
Inflation
34.9%
Unemployment
8.5%
👥 People
Life expectancy
77.4 yrs
Fertility rate
1.48
Pop. growth
0.4%
Urban population
89.5%
Infant mortality /1k
8
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
89.8%
Literacy rate
97.3%
Physicians /1k
2.24
Renewable energy
12.0%
Travel & practical
Capital
Ankara
Currency
TRY
Dialing code
+90
Internet TLD
.tr
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Fun facts about Türkiye
- Türkiye is the 18th most populous country in the world, with about 85.88 million people.
- By land area it is the 36th-largest country in the world, covering 783,562 km².
- It has the world's 16th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($1.6T).
- Türkiye shares land borders with 8 countries.
- It is classed by the UN as a country of very high human development, with an HDI of 0.853.
- Türkiye has a population density of about 110 people per square kilometre.
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