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  1. Date of Independence: October 29, 1923
  2. Date of Current Constitution: November 7, 1982
  3. Population: 65,599,206 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 300,948 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Ankara
  6. Form of Government: republican parliamentary democracy
  7. Main Industries: textiles, steel, mining, metal products, oil, processed foods, chemicals
  8. Agriculture: tobacco, wheat, cotton, barley, corn, fruits, potatoes, sugar beets
  9. Natural Resources: coal, chromite, copper, boron, oil  
  10. Currency: lira
  11. GDP: $425.4 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per capita: $6,600 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Turkish (official), Kurdish, Arabic
  14. Religions: Islam
  15. Literacy Rate: 82%
  16. Life Expectancy:    71 years (males)
  17.                 76 years (females)
  18. Birthrate: 21 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 5 deaths per 1,000 population