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: 72.1m
Religion/s: Moslem
Language/s: Turkish
Currency: Turkish lira (TRY)
Gross domestic product (GDP) 2010: USD 741.8bn
Change over previous year: +8.2%
Per capita GDP 2010: USD 10,398
Swiss colony 2010: 2,634 people
Swiss exports 2010: CHF 2,108m
Change over previous year: 16.9%
Swiss imports 2010: CHF 765m
Change over previous year: +10.2%