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Patriarchal Sees (Patriarchates) (1)

Metropolitan Sees (Archdioceses) (1)

Archiepiscopal Sees (Archdioceses) (3)

Apostolic Exarchates (1)

Apostolic Vicariates (2)

Patriarchal Exarchates (2)

Roman Rite (3): Anatolia, Istanbul, Izmir

Armenian Church (2): Cilicia, Istanbul

Chaldean Church (1): Diarbekir

Greek Church (1): Istanbul

Greek-Melkite Church (1): Istanbul

Maronite Church (1): Aleppo

Syriac Church (1): Turkiye

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Cathedrals (8)

Basilicas (2)

World Heritage Churches (2)

Saints: 546 Saints, 16 Blesseds

Continents: Central and Southwest Asia, East Europe

Capital: Ankara

Area: 769,632 km²

Population: 80,845,215

Former Name: Turkey

Neighbouring Countries: ← Greece , ↖ Bulgaria , ↗ Georgia , → Armenia , → Iran , ↘ Iraq , ↓ Syria , ↓ Cyprus

Religions: Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews)

Languages: Turkish (official), Kurdish, other minority languages

Ethnic Groups: Turkish 70-75%, Kurdish 19%, other minorities 7-12%

Motto: Yurtta sulh, cihanda sulh (Turkish) (Turkish, Peace in the homeland, peace in the world)

Area: 774,815 km²

Catholic Population: 36,000 Catholics (0.0% of 84,147,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 48 parishes, 1 mission station (without resident priest), 28 other centres

Clergy: 10 bishops (4 diocesan, 6 titular), 103 priests (20 diocesan, 83 religious), 12 permanent deacons (3 diocesan, 9 religious)

Non-Clergy: 82 religious (9 brothers, 73 sisters), 2 members of secular institutes (sisters), 5 major seminarians, 16 missionaries, 83 catechists