Turkey

I must admit that I don't know much about the country, but upon researching, I did find out some basic facts:

-Turkey is a parliamentary representative democracy. Since its foundation as a republic in 1923, Turkey has developed a strong tradition of secularism. Turkey's constitution governs the legal framework of the country. It sets out the main principles of government and establishes Turkey as a unitary centralized state.

-The territory of Turkey is more than 1,600 kilometres (1,000 mi) long and 800 km (500 mi) wide, with a rectangular shape

-President: Abdullah Gul as of 2007

-Prime Minister: Recep Tayyip

-Population: 71,158,647

-99% of the population is Muslim, but Turkey is a secular state that assures complete freedom of worship to non-Muslims.

-The following is the economic status of Turkey:

Industry: textiles, food processing, autos, mining, steel, petroleum.

Agriculture: tobacco, cotton, grain, olives; livestock.

Exports: apparel, foodstuffs, textiles, metal manufactures, transport equipment.