Ottoman Empire
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The Sublime Ottoman Empire Osmanlı İmparatorluğu | |
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Motto: The Eternal State | |
Capital | Constantinople |
Official languages | Turkish |
Recognised national languages | Kurdish, Arabic, Persian, Greek, Armenian |
Religion | Islam |
Demonym(s) | Ottoman |
Government | Absolute Monarchy |
• Sultan | Mahmud II |
• Grand Vizier | Benderli Ali Pasha |
Legislature | General Assembly |
Chamber of Notables | |
Chamber of Deputies | |
Population | |
• 1820 estimate | 25,230,660 |
Currency | Sultani |
The Ottoman Empire is a nation in the Middle East. It comprises regions of Anatolia, Mesopotamia and Syria, the Balkans, and Arabian Peninsula. It is an absolute monarchy with the current sultan being Mahmud II.