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Turkey
- Location
Location Description
Southeastern Europe and Southwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia, and bordering the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, between Greece and Syria
- Continents
- Asia, Europe
- Independent
- Yes
- Flag
Flag Description
The flag of this country has a red field bearing a large fly-side facing white crescent and a smaller five-pointed white star placed just outside the crescent opening. The white crescent and star are offset slightly towards the hoist side of center.
- Capital
- Ankara
- Language
- Turkish
- Currency
- (lira)
- Size
- 302,535 sq mi (783,562 sq km) — 38th largest
- Total Population
- 85,664,944 people — 18th largest
- Population Density
- 283 people per sq mi (109 people per sq km) — 106th largest