Turkey - The Wide Worlds Snaps

President: Recep Tayyip Erdogan (2014)Prime Minister: Ahmet Davutoglu (2014)Land area: 297,591 sq mi (770,761 sq km); total area: 301,382 sq mi (780,580 sq km)Population (July 2014 est.): 81,619,392 (growth rate: 1.12%); birth rate: 16.86/1000; infant Mortality rate: 21.43/1000; life expectancy: 73.29Capital (2011 est.): Ankara, 4.194 millionLargest cities: Istanbul, 11.253 million; Izmir, 2.927 million; Bursa, 1.713 million; Adana, 1.468 million,...

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Southern Europe - The Wide Worlds Snaps

Albania - The Wide Worlds Snaps President: Bujar Nishani (2011) Prime Minister: Edi Rama (2013) Land area: 10,579 sq mi (27,400 sq km); total area: 11,100 sq mi (28,748 sq km) Population (2014 est.): 3,020,209 (growth rate: 0.3%); birth rate: 12.73/1000; infant mortality rate: 13.19/1000; life expectancy: 77.96; density per sq mi: 272 Capital and largest city (2011 est.): Tirana, 419,000 Albania Other...

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West Asia - The Wide Worlds Snaps

Bahrain - The Wide Worlds Snaps King: Hamad ibn Isa al-Khalifah (1999) Prime Minister: Khalifah ibn Sulman al-Khalifah (1970) Land area: 239 sq mi (619 sq km); total area: 257 sq mi (665 sq km) Population (2014 est.): 1,314,089 (growth rate: 2.49%); birth rate: 13.92/1000; infant mortality rate: 9.68/1000; life expectancy: 78.58 Capital and largest city (2011 est.): Al-Manámah, 262,000 Monetary unit: Bahrain...

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