TURKEY

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Population mid-2010 ......................................... 77,804,122


GNP per capita 2009 (Purchasing Power Parity, US$)........... 11,500
GDP 2009 (PPP, US$ billions)................ 879.3
Unemployment.....................................................................14.1%

Average annual growth 1991-97
Population (%) ....... 1.8
Labor force (%) ....... 2.9

Total Area..................................................................301,382 sq. mi.
Poverty (% of population below national poverty line)...... 26
Urban population (% of total population) ............................... 72

Life expectancy at birth (years).....................................................69
Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)........................................ 40
Child malnutrition (% of children under 5) .............................10
Illiteracy (% of population age 15+) ............................................17