Aventures Bicyclétales ...

country overview, map and followed itinerary, the big thrill, the story with the best pictures, what I liked / didn't like, useful information.
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Country overview

• Capital city : Ankara.
• Area : 780,576 km2 (= 1.1 x France).
• Population : ~72.9 million inhabitants (= 1.1 x France).
• Density : 94 inhabitants / km2. 

• Language : Turkish
• Religion : Islam (95%).
• Human Development Index (HDI) : 0.757, the 92th country out of 177. What is HDI ?

• Government : Parliamentary Republic.
• President : Abdullah Gül (since August 2007).
• Prime minister : Recep tayyip Erdogan (since March 2003).

• Growth rate in 2007 : 5%.
• Currency : Turkish Lira (TRY), 1 Euro = ~ 1.73 Lira.
• Main imports : oil, vehicles, electric and electronic equipment.
• Main exports : vehicles, garment, machines, iron, steel and various equipment.

Country map and followed itinerary : under construction.


The big thrill : under construction (March 2009).



The story with the best pictures : under construction (March 2009).



What I liked / didn't like : under construction (March 2009).

I liked	I didn't like

Useful information : under construction (March 2009).