Formation
October 29, 1923
Capital
Ankara
Population
85.3 million (2022)
Official Languages
Turkish
President
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Currency
Turkish Lira (TRY)
GDP
$1.344 trillion USD (2024 estimate)
Turkey
About
Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Brazil, and Venezuela border this Latin American nation. It is the only South American nation with islands
and coasts on both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Bananas, coffee, coal,
nickel, petroleum, and cut flowers are among its top exports.
Trivia
For many years, the nation has been rocked by civil wars and conflicts between paramilitary groups and government forces. At one point, Medellin was called the "murder capital of the world." The walled city of Cartagena is the country's most famous tourist destination.
