Head of state: Abdullah Gül
Head of government: Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Type of state: republic, parliamentary democracy
Land area: 780,580 km2
Capital: Ankara
Population: 74.8m
Religion/s: Moslem
Language/s: Turkish
Currency: Turkish lira (TRY)
Gross domestic product (GDP) 2011: USD 778bn
Change over previous year: +8.4%
Per capita GDP 2011: USD 10,521
Swiss colony 2011: 2,887 people
Swiss exports 2011: CHF 2,147m
Change over previous year: 1.7%
Swiss imports 2011: CHF 774m
Change over previous year: +1%