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Location:
Southeastern Europe and Southwestern Asia (that portion of
Turkey west of the Bosporus is geographically part of Europe),
bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia, and
bordering the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, between
Greece and Syria
Geographic coordinates:
39 00 N, 35 00 E
Area:
total: 780,580 sq km
land: 770,760 sq km
water: 9,820 sq km
Land boundaries:
total: 2,648 km
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:
7,200 km
Climate:
temperate; hot, dry summers with mild, wet winters; harsher in
interior
Terrain:
high central plateau (Anatolia); narrow coastal plain; several
mountain ranges
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m
highest point: Mount Ararat 5,166 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
Land use:
arable land: 29.81%
permanent crops: 3.39%
other: 66.8% (2005)
Irrigated land:
52,150 sq km (2003)
Natural hazards:
severe earthquakes, especially in northern Turkey, along an
arc extending from the Sea of Marmara to Lake Van
Environment - current issues:
water pollution from dumping of chemicals and detergents; air
pollution, particularly in urban areas; deforestation; concern
for oil spills from increasing Bosporus ship traffic
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