Turkey
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Turkey
| Official name: | Republic of Turkey |
| Capital: | Ankara |
| Area: | total: 780,580 sq km
water: 9,820 sq km
land: 770,760 sq km |
| Climate: | temperate; hot, dry summers with mild, wet winters; harsher in interior |
| 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 |
| Comparative Area: | slightly larger than Texas |
| 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 |
| Terrain: | mostly mountains; narrow coastal plain; high central plateau (Anatolia) |
| Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m
highest point: Mount Ararat 5,166 m |
Map of Turkey
