What is the terrain and geography like in Turkey?
Geographic Location | Middle East |
Total Area |
302,533 Square Miles 783,562 Square Kilometers |
Land Area |
297,155 Square Miles 769,632 Square Kilometers |
Water Area |
5,378 Square Miles 13,930 Square Kilometers |
Land Boundaries |
1,645 Miles 2,648 Kilometers |
Irrigated Land |
20,618 Square Miles 53,400 Square Kilometers |
Border Countries | Armenia 268 km, Azerbaijan 9 km, Bulgaria 240 km, Georgia 252 km, Greece 206 km, Iran 499 km, Iraq 352 km, Syria 822 km |
Coastline |
4,474 Miles 7,200 Kilometers |
Geographic Coordinates | 39 00 N, 35 00 E |
Terrain | high central plateau (Anatolia); narrow coastal plain; several mountain ranges |
Highest Point | 5,166 Meters |
Highest Point Location | Mount Ararat 5,166 m |
Lowest Point Location | Mediterranean Sea 0 m |
Natural Resources | coal, iron ore, copper, chromium, antimony, mercury, gold, barite, borate, celestite (strontium), emery, feldspar, limestone, magnesite, marble, perlite, pumice, pyrites (sulfur), clay, arable land, hydropower |
Time Zone | UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |
Daylight saving time | +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |