Total Area: 783,562 sq km
Land Area: 769,632 sq km
Water Area: 13,930 sq km
Climate description: temperate; hot, dry summers with mild, wet winters; harsher in interior
Terrain description: high central plateau (Anatolia); narrow coastal plain; several mountain ranges
Arable Land Use: 26.7%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 4%
Irrigated Land: 52,150 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources:
Total Freshwater Withdrawal
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal:
Natural Hazards description: severe earthquakes, especially in northern Turkey, along an arc extending from the Sea of Marmara to Lake Van & volcanism: limited volcanic activity; its three historically active volcanoes; Ararat, Nemrut Dagi, and Tendurek Dagi have not erupted since the 19th century or earlier
Environmental 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 trafficTotal Labor Force: 30.24 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 25.5%
Agricultural Products description: tobacco, cotton, grain, olives, sugar beets, hazelnuts, pulses, citrus; livestock
Land Area: 769,632 sq km
Water Area: 13,930 sq km
Climate description: temperate; hot, dry summers with mild, wet winters; harsher in interior
Terrain description: high central plateau (Anatolia); narrow coastal plain; several mountain ranges
Arable Land Use: 26.7%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 4%
Irrigated Land: 52,150 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources:
Total Freshwater Withdrawal
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal:
Natural Hazards description: severe earthquakes, especially in northern Turkey, along an arc extending from the Sea of Marmara to Lake Van & volcanism: limited volcanic activity; its three historically active volcanoes; Ararat, Nemrut Dagi, and Tendurek Dagi have not erupted since the 19th century or earlier
Environmental 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 trafficTotal Labor Force: 30.24 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 25.5%
Agricultural Products description: tobacco, cotton, grain, olives, sugar beets, hazelnuts, pulses, citrus; livestock