Türkiye
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Asia.
- Capital
- Ankara
- Also known as
- Turkey
- Continent
- Asia
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- the Middle East
- Land neighbours
- Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Syria
- Population
- 85,878,556 (2025)
- Total area
- 785,350 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 39.1° N, 35.4° E
Türkiye at a glance
Türkiye is a country in Asia, in the Middle East. Its capital is Ankara, not Istanbul. It shares land borders with 8 countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq and Syria.
Flag of Türkiye
Türkiye’s flag is drawn in the proportions 2:3 (height to width), the most common shape among the 197 flags in our quizzes (87 of them).
When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include one or two of the flags most like it in layout and colour: China, Morocco, Vietnam and Tunisia.
Türkiye in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Asia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 85,878,556 | 18thof 195 | 10thof 48 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 785,350 km² | 36thof 194 | 9thof 48 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $1.597T | 16thof 182 | 5thof 42 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $18,599 | 57thof 182 | 12thof 42 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 77.4 years | 66thof 195 | 19thof 48 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 1.48 | 141stof 195 | 39thof 48 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $548 | 83rdof 191 | 18thof 47 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 89.5% | 19thof 195 | 9thof 48 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 87.3% | 70thof 180 | 21stof 41 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 29.5% | 102ndof 191 | 17thof 47 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 5.38 t | 44thof 181 | 19thof 47 |
Each measure links to its higher-or-lower game. How these figures are compiled.
Türkiye compared with its neighbours
| Country | Population2025 | Area2023 | GDP per person2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Türkiye | 85,878,556 | 785,350 km² | $18,599 |
| Armenia | 3,086,700 | 29,740 km² | $9,474 |
| Azerbaijan | 10,246,996 | 86,600 km² | $7,411 |
| Bulgaria | 6,433,302 | 110,997 km² | $20,328 |
| Georgia | 3,935,766 | 69,700 km² | $9,692 |
| Greece | 10,413,962 | 131,960 km² | $26,948 |
| Iran | 92,417,681 | 1,745,150 km² | $3,924 |
| Iraq | 47,020,774 | 435,050 km² | $5,410 |
| Syria | 25,620,427 | 185,180 km² | — |
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Türkiye · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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