Ambassador : H.E.Mr.Murat Salim Esenli
Full name: Republic of Turkey
Population: 73.6million (UN, 2011)
Capital: Ankara
Largest city: Istanbul
Area: 779,452 sq km (300,948 sq miles)
Major language: Turkish
Major religion: Islam
Life expectancy: 72 years (men), 77 years (women) (UN)
Monetary unit: Turkish lira
Main exports: Clothing and textiles, fruit and vegetables, iron and steel, motor vehicles and machinery, fuels and oils
GNI per capita: US $9,890 (World Bank, 2010)
Internet domain: .tr
International dialling code: +90
 

Economy: Turkey's unemployment rate 9.9% in March 2012-06-18

 

 

Economy: Turkey's unemployment rate 9.9% in March

Unemployment rate in Turkey in March 2012 dropped 0.9% over the same month a year earlier to 9.9%, Anatolia news agency reports quoting the country's statistics authority on Friday. Urban unemployment was 11.6% and rural unemployment was 6.4% in the given period, TurkStat said. The number of jobless decreased to 2.6 million whereas the number of the employed rose to 23.8 million from 23.2 million.