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BASIC INDICATORS OF THE TURKISH REPUBLIC



 

Surface area : 780.580 sq.km (301.382 sq.m)

Population : 62.8 million (1997 statistics)

Number of Provinces : 80

Population Growth Rate : %1.64

Gross National Product : (1997) 29.3 Quadrillion TL

(192.4 Billion Dolars)

(According to 1996 OECD Purchasing Power Parity: 384.4 Billion Dolars)

Growth Rate : (1997) %8.3

General Foreign Trade Capacity: 74.7 Billion Dolars

Total Exports : (1997) 26.2. Billion Dolars

Total Imports : (1997) 48.5 Billion Dolars

Foreign Trade Deficit : (1997) 22.2 Billion Dolars

Bilateral Trade Capacity with the U.S.: 6.3 Billion Dolars

Exports to the U.S. : (1997) 2 Billion Dolars

Imports from the U.S. : (1997) 4.3 Billion Dolars

Total Foreign Capital in Turkey

Realized amount : 11 Billion Dolars

Foreign Investment Permits Total : 23.5 Billion Dolars

U.S. Investments : 1.7 Billion Dolars (%15.7)

Number of the U.S. Companies : (1997) 272

Foreign Debts : (1998 First three months) 94.4 Billion Dolars

 

Rate of Inflation : (1997) %99.1

(1998 first ten months) %76.6

Inflation Goals : (1998: %58) (1999: %35)

Foreign Currency Reserves : 20 Billion Dolars

Rate of unemployment : (April 1998) %64

 

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