Population: 58,580,993 (July 1991), growth rate 2.2% (1991)

Birth rate: 28 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 6 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 54 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: 68 years male, 72 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 3.6 children born/woman (1991)

Nationality: noun--Turk(s); adjective--Turkish

Ethnic divisions: Turkish 80%, Kurdish 17%, other 3% (est.)

Religion: Muslim (mostly Sunni) 99.8%, other (Christian and Jews) 0.2%

Language: Turkish (official), Kurdish, Arabic

Literacy: 81% (male 90%, female 71%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

Labor force: 18,800,000; agriculture 56%, services 30%, industry 14%; about 1,000,000 Turks work abroad (1987)

Organized labor: 10-15% of labor force

NOTE: The information regarding Turkey on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Turkey People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Turkey People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.