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Türkiye

تركيا

AsiaWestern Asia

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Key facts

Official name
Republic of Türkiye
Name in Arabic
تركيا
Capital
Ankara
Region
Asia
Subregion
Western Asia
Official languages
Turkish
Currency
Turkish Lira · ₺ · TRY
Area
783,562 km²
Coastline
Yes

Neighbours

Flags often confused with this one

About Türkiye

Türkiye is a country in Western Asia, one of the 47 countries of Asia on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Republic of Türkiye. In Arabic, the name is written تركيا, and the capital أنقرة. Its geographic centre lies in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.

The capital of Türkiye is Ankara. Ankara lies at about 40° north and 33° east. The official language of Türkiye is Turkish. Its currency is the Turkish Lira, with the symbol ⁨₺⁩ and the international code TRY.

Türkiye covers about 783,562 square kilometres, which puts it 36th by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It shares land borders with 8 countries: Iran, Iraq, Syria, Greece, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Armenia. The largest of these neighbours by area is Iran. Other countries in Western Asia include Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Oman. Its flag is easy to confuse with the flag of Tunisia, a classic trap in the Hard level of the flags quiz. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Asia quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Türkiye with the other countries of the same region.

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