Turkey vs United States Geography Stats Compared

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STAT	Turkey	United States
Area > Comparative	slightly larger than Texas	about half the size of Russia; about three-tenths the size of Africa; about half the size of South America (or slightly larger than Brazil); slightly larger than China; more than twice the size of the European Union
Area > Land	770,760 sq km Ranked 37th.	9.16 million sq km Ranked 4th. 12 times more than Turkey
Area > Land > Per capita	10.72 sq km per 1,000 people Ranked 122nd.	30.16 sq km per 1,000 people Ranked 60th. 3 times more than Turkey
Area > Total	783,562 sq km Ranked 38th.	9.83 million sq km Ranked 4th. 13 times more than Turkey
Average precipitation in depth > Mm per year	593 Ranked 131st.	715 Ranked 110th. 21% more than Turkey
Average rainfall in depth > Mm per year	593 Ranked 123th.	715 Ranked 105th. 21% more than Turkey
Climate	temperate; hot, dry summers with mild, wet winters; harsher in interior	mostly temperate, but tropical in Hawaii and Florida, arctic in Alaska, semiarid in the great plains west of the Mississippi River, and arid in the Great Basin of the southwest; low winter temperatures in the northwest are ameliorated occasionally in January and February by warm chinook winds from the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains
Coastline	7,200 km Ranked 19th.	19,924 km Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Turkey
Geographic coordinates	39 00 N, 35 00 E	38 00 N, 97 00 W
Land area > Sq. km	769,630 sq km Ranked 35th.	9.16 million sq km Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Turkey
Land area > Square miles	300,948 square miles Ranked 11th.	3.8 million square miles Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than Turkey
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	North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico
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	coal, copper, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, rare earth elements, uranium, bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, potash, silver, tungsten, zinc, petroleum, natural gas, timber
Surface area > Sq. km	783,560 kmÂ² Ranked 36th.	9.63 million kmÂ² Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Turkey
Terrain	high central plateau (Anatolia); narrow coastal plain; several mountain ranges	vast central plain, mountains in west, hills and low mountains in east; rugged mountains and broad river valleys in Alaska; rugged, volcanic topography in Hawaii
Area > Water	13,930 sq km Ranked 37th.	664,709 sq km Ranked 3rd. 48 times more than Turkey
Area > Comparative to US places	slightly larger than Texas	about half the size of Russia; about three-tenths the size of Africa; about half the size of South America (or slightly larger than Brazil); slightly larger than China; more than twice the size of the European Union
Population density > People per sq. km	93.64 people/mÂ² Ranked 90th. 3 times more than United States	32.35 people/mÂ² Ranked 149th.
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Mount Ararat 5,166 m	Mount McKinley (Denali) 6,194 m (highest point in North America)
Total area > Sq. km	783,560 Ranked 35th.	9.63 million Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Turkey
Land use > Arable land	26.21% Ranked 34th. 61% more than United States	16.29% Ranked 65th.
Land boundaries > 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	Canada 8,893 km (including 2,477 km with Alaska), Mexico 3,141 km
Irrigated land	53,400 sq km Ranked 1st.	230,000 sq km Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Turkey
Natural hazards	severe earthquakes, especially in northern Turkey, along an arc extending from the Sea of Marmara to Lake Van	tsunamis; volcanoes; earthquake activity around Pacific Basin; hurricanes along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts; tornadoes in the Midwest and Southeast; mud slides in California; forest fires in the west; flooding; permafrost in northern Alaska, a major impediment to development
Rural population density > Rural population per sq. km of arable land	98.89 people/kmÂ² of arable lan Ranked 55th. 3 times more than United States	32.62 people/kmÂ² of arable lan Ranked 70th.
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	6 nautical mile Ranked 180th.	12 nautical mile Ranked 61st. Twice as much as Turkey
Area > Land per 1000	10.95 sq km Ranked 108th.	30.13 sq km Ranked 51st. 3 times more than Turkey
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Mediterranean Sea 0 m	Death Valley -86 m
Coastline per 1000	0.0986 km Ranked 102nd. 54% more than United States	0.0639 km Ranked 114th.
Population density	85.11 people per sqkm Ranked 105th. 3 times more than United States	29.77 people per sqkm Ranked 167th.
Land area > Sq. km > Per capita	10.71 per 1,000 people Ranked 112th.	30.16 per 1,000 people Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Turkey
Map references	Middle East	North America
Capital city with population	Ankara - 2,890,025	Washington, D.C. - 606,900
Largest city with population	Istanbul - 8,803,468	New York City - 8,168,338
Total renewable water resources	None	None
Forest area > Sq. km	102,242 Ranked 51st.	3.03 million Ranked 4th. 30 times more than Turkey
Surface area > Sq. km per 1000	11.57 kmÂ² Ranked 111th.	32.59 kmÂ² Ranked 53th. 3 times more than Turkey
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	air pollution resulting in acid rain in both the US and Canada; large emitter of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels; water pollution from runoff of pesticides and fertilizers; limited natural freshwater resources in much of the western part of the country require careful management; desertification
Land use > Other	69.84% Ranked 199th.	83.44% Ranked 150th. 19% more than Turkey
Area > Total per 1000	11.09 sq km Ranked 109th.	32.31 sq km Ranked 51st. 3 times more than Turkey
Area > Water per 1000	0.14 sq km Ranked 84th.	2.19 sq km Ranked 19th. 16 times more than Turkey
Natural hazards > Volcanism	limited volcanic activity; its three historically active volcanoes; Ararat, Nemrut Dagi, and Tendurek Dagi have not erupted since the 19th century or earlier	volcanic activity in the Hawaiian Islands, Western Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, and in the Northern Mariana Islands; both Mauna Loa (elev. 4,170 m) in Hawaii and Mount Rainier (elev. 4,392 m) in Washington have been deemed "Decade Volcanoes" by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to their explosive history and close proximity to human populations; Pavlof (elev. 2,519 m) is the most active volcano in Alaska's Aleutian Arc and poses a significant threat to air travel since the area constitutes a major flight path between North America and East Asia; St. Helens (elev. 2,549 m), famous for the devastating 1980 eruption, remains active today; numerous other historically active volcanoes exist, mostly concentrated in the Aleutian arc and Hawaii; they include: in Alaska: Aniakchak, Augustine, Chiginagak, Fourpeaked, Iliamna, Katmai, Kupreanof, Martin, Novarupta, Redoubt, Spurr, Wrangell; in Hawaii: Trident, Ugashik-Peulik, Ukinrek Maars, Veniaminof; in the Northern Mariana Islands: Anatahan; and in the Pacific Northwest: Mount Baker, Mount Hood
Land use > Permanent crops	3.94% Ranked 62nd. 15 times more than United States	0.26% Ranked 164th.
Road density > Km of road per 100 sq. km of land area	46.87 sq. km Ranked 43th.	66.57 sq. km Ranked 36th. 42% more than Turkey
Environment > International agreements > Party to	Air Pollution, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands	Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
Surface area > Sq. km > Per capita	10.87 kmÂ² per 1,000 people Ranked 116th.	32.5 kmÂ² per 1,000 people Ranked 54th. 3 times more than Turkey
Land boundaries > Total	2,648 km Ranked 69th.	12,034 km Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Turkey
Highest point	Mount Ararat	Mount McKinley
Precipitation	697 mm Ranked 51st.	1,201 mm Ranked 25th. 72% more than Turkey
Irrigated land > Per capita	0.737 sq km per 1,000 people Ranked 29th.	0.77 sq km per 1,000 people Ranked 26th. 4% more than Turkey
Note	strategic location controlling the Turkish Straits (Bosporus, Sea of Marmara, Dardanelles) that link Black and Aegean Seas; Mount Ararat, the legendary landing place of Noah's ark, is in the far eastern portion of the country	world's third-largest country by size (after Russia and Canada) and by population (after China and India); Mt. McKinley is highest point in North America and Death Valley the lowest point on the continent
Irrigated land per million	790.89 sq km Ranked 25th. 2% more than United States	771.61 sq km Ranked 28th.
Capital	Ankara	Washington DC
Border to area ratio	0.00338 km/km² Ranked 139th. 3 times more than United States	0.00126 km/km² Ranked 155th.
Marine Coastline	7,200 km Ranked 19th.	19,924 km Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Turkey
Freshwater > Withdrawal > Per capita	544	1600
Freshwater > Withdrawal > Total	39.78	477
Highest point elevation	None	None
Environment > International agreements > Signed, but not ratified	Environmental Modification	Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Biodiversity, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Hazardous Wastes
Largest city	Istanbul (by population)	New York City
Northernmost point	Cape \u0130nceburun , by Sinop	Point Barrow , Alaska
Highest town	Kapıköy	Alma
Forested Land	13.3% Ranked 134th.	24.7% Ranked 108th. 86% more than Turkey
Area > Water > Per capita	136.59 sq km per 1 million peo Ranked 86th.	2,187.8 sq km per 1 million peo Ranked 20th. 16 times more than Turkey
Area > Total > Per capita	10.86 sq km per 1,000 people Ranked 126th.	32.34 sq km per 1,000 people Ranked 62nd. 3 times more than Turkey
Northernmost point latitude	42\u00b006'N	71\u00b023'N
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Per capita	572.9 cu m/yr Ranked 5th.	1,583 cu m/yr Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Turkey
Terrestrial protected areas > % of total land area	2.05% Ranked 183th.	13.82% Ranked 104th. 7 times more than Turkey
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Total	40.1 cu km/yr Ranked 19th.	478.4 cu km/yr Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Turkey
Continent or sub continent	Middle East / Europe	North America
Land boundaries > Total > Per capita	0.037 km per 1,000 people Ranked 148th.	0.04 km per 1,000 people Ranked 144th. 8% more than Turkey
Land boundaries > Total per million	37.63 km Ranked 137th.	39.57 km Ranked 135th. 5% more than Turkey
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Per capita per million people	8.14 cu m/yr Ranked 9th. 52% more than United States	5.36 cu m/yr Ranked 51st.
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Per capita per million people	8.14 cu m/yr Ranked 9th. 52% more than United States	5.36 cu m/yr Ranked 51st.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas > % of total territorial area	2.11% Ranked 168th.	15.14% Ranked 80th. 7 times more than Turkey
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Total per million people	0.497 cu km/yr Ranked 57th.	1.51 cu km/yr Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Turkey
Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters > % of total population	2.38% Ranked 138th.	4.1% Ranked 115th. 72% more than Turkey
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Total per million people	0.497 cu km/yr Ranked 57th.	1.51 cu km/yr Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Turkey
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Per capita	572.9 cu m/yr Ranked 5th.	1,583 cu m/yr Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Turkey
Agricultural land > % of land area	51.26% Ranked 65th. 14% more than United States	44.88% Ranked 81st.
Low-lying areas > Elevation under 5 metres > % of land area	1.03% Ranked 139th.	1.72% Ranked 119th. 67% more than Turkey
Arable land > % of land area	26.69% Ranked 36th. 52% more than United States	17.51% Ranked 63th.
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Total	40.1 cu km/yr Ranked 19th.	478.4 cu km/yr Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Turkey
Forest area > % of land area	13.28% Ranked 135th.	33.12% Ranked 81st. 2 times more than Turkey

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