Geography of Turkey

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Turkey is considered a large nation due to its total area. Its total land area is 783,562 km² (about 302,534 mi²). The continental shelf of Turkey is approximately 56,093 km² (around 21,658 mi²). Turkey is in Asia. Asia is the largest and most populous continent on earth. Asian countries include Russia, China, Japan, Hong Kong, and North and South Korea, among others. Turkey has 8 neighboring countries. Its neighbors include Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq and Syria. Turkey is not a landlocked country. It means it is bounded by at least one major body of water. The average altitude range of Turkey is 1,132 m (3,714 ft).

Neighbors
The total length of land borders of Turkey is 2816 kilometers (~1,087 miles). Turkey shares land borders with 8 different countries and has the same number of unique land borders with neighboring territories. If, as in the case of Turkey, a country has the same number of distinct neighboring areas as land borders, then that country does not have non-contiguous sections of a land border. This is in contrast to several countries that have multiple non-contiguous stretches of land borders. Turkey has 8 neighboring countries. Its neighbors include Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq and Syria. The lengths of land borders of Turkey with its neighboring countries are as follows:

Armenia - 268 km (167 mi),
Azerbaijan - 9 km (6 mi),
Bulgaria - 240 km (149 mi),
Georgia - 252 km (157 miles),
Greece - 206 km (128 miles),
Iran - 499 km (310 miles),
Iraq - 352 km (219 mi),
Syria - 822 km (511 miles).

Cities
The capital of Turkey is Ankara. The largest cities in Turkey are Ankara, Istanbul.

Elevation
The average altitude range of Turkey is 1,132 m (3,714 ft). Turkey's highest point is Mount Ararat with an official elevation of 5137 m (16,854 ft). The lowest point of Turkey is Mediterranean, Black Sea. The difference in altitude between the highest (Mount Ararat) and the lowest (Mediterranean, Black Sea) points in Turkey is 5137 m (2 ft).

Area
The total land area of Turkey is 783,562 km² (about 302,534 mi²). and the total Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) is 261,654 km² (~101,025 mi²). The continental shelf of Turkey is approximately 56,093 km² (around 21,658 mi²). Including the landmass and the EEZ, the total area of Turkey is approximately 1,045,216 km² (~403,558 mi²). Turkey is considered a large nation due to its total area.

Forest and farmland
216,781 km² of Turkey's territory is covered with forests, and forest areas account for 28% of the total land area. There are 229,764 km² of arable land in Turkey, which accounts for 29% of the total national territory.

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