Türkiye — Country Profile & National Debt
An overview of Türkiye covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Türkiye
The capital of Türkiye is Ankara. It has a population of approximately 85.5M. The country covers an area of 783,562 km². It is located in Western Asia.
A transcontinental country spanning both Europe and Asia.
Geography
Türkiye is a country in Western Asia, part of the Asia region. It covers an area of approximately 783,562 km². It shares land borders with Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, and Georgia, totalling 8 neighbours.
Demographics & Languages
Türkiye has a population of approximately 85,518,661 people. Population density is around 109.1 people per km². Its officially recognised languages include Turkish, totalling 1 language. People from this country are referred to as Turkish.
Economy Overview
As of 2025, Türkiye reports a nominal GDP of about $1.60 trillion. Government debt stood at roughly 26.6% of GDP in 2024. The official currency is the Turkish lira (TRY, symbol ₺). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 47.19 TRY.
Culture & Time
Türkiye operates on a single time zone (Europe/Istanbul). Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.tr.
Government & Status
The capital of Türkiye is Ankara. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +90. Its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is TR.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP × debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.