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Modern Turkey encompasses bustling cosmopolitan centers, pastoral farming villages, barren wastelands, peaceful Aegean coastlines, and steep mountain regions. More than half of Turkey's population lives in urban areas that juxtapose Western lifestyles with more traditional ways of life.
Modern Turkey encompasses bustling cosmopolitan centers, pastoral farming villages, barren wastelands, peaceful Aegean coastlines, and steep mountain regions. More than half of Turkey's population lives in urban areas that juxtapose Western lifestyles with more traditional ways of life.
The Turkish state has been officially secular since 1924. Approximately 99% of the population is Muslim. Most Turkish Muslims follow the Sunni traditions of Islam, although a significant number follow Alevi and Shiite traditions. Questions regarding role of religion in society and government, the role of linguistic and ethnic identity, and the public's expectation to live in security dominate public discourse. Turkish citizens who assert a Kurdish identity constitute an ethnic and linguistic group that is estimated at up to 12 million in number.
The Turkish state has been officially [[secular]] since 1924. Approximately 99% of the population is [[Muslim]]. Most Turkish Muslims follow the [[Sunni]] traditions of Islam, although a significant number follow Alevi and [[Shiite]] traditions. Questions regarding role of religion in society and government, the role of linguistic and ethnic identity, and the public's expectation to live in security dominate public discourse. Turkish citizens who assert a [[Kurds|Kurdish]] identity constitute an ethnic and linguistic group that is estimated at up to 12 million in number.
*Population (2006): 72.9 million.
*Population (2006): 72.9 million.
*Annual population growth rate (2004 est.): 1.33%.
*Annual population growth rate (2004 est.): 1.33%.
*Education: Years compulsory--8. Attendance--97.6%. Literacy--86.5%.
*Education: Years compulsory--8. Attendance--97.6%. Literacy--86.5%.
*Health: Infant mortality rate--39.4/1,000. Life expectancy--68.5 yrs.
*Health: Infant mortality rate--39.4/1,000. Life expectancy--68.5 yrs.
*Work force (23 million): Agriculture--35.6%; industry--17.5%; services--47.2%.
*Work force (23 million): Agriculture--35.6%; industry--17.5%; services--47.2%.
==Government and Political Conditions==
==Government and Political Conditions==