Asia · Western Asia
Turkey
Turkey covers about 780,000 km² (301,000 mi²), the 38th largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Mozambique, at about 788,000 km².
- 780,000km²Area, main territory
- 85.4 millionPopulation
- 25.4In Belgiums
500 km
- Turkey
Facts
| Area, main territory | 780,000 km²301,000 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 784,000 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| In Belgiums | 25.4 |
| Capital | Ankara |
| Population | 85.4 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 109 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 36°N to 42°N |
| In other languages | Turquía Español · Türkei Deutsch · Turquie Français · Turquia Português · トルコ 日本語 · 土耳其 中文 · 터키 한국어 |
| Continent | Asia#9 of 51 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Turkey
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 21.8× the size of Turkey.
- At 109 people per km², Turkey is the 62nd most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 39°N is drawn about 1.7× too large in area, so Turkey looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Turkey's main territory stretches about 726 km north to south and 1,660 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 784,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 780,000 km², to within 2%.
How Turkey measures up
Turkey holds 2.5% of the land area and 1.9% of the people of the 51 countries listed for Asia. In Western Asia it is the 2nd largest of 19.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 780,000 km² | 37th of 239 |
| Population | 85.4 million | 18th of 237 |
| Density | 109 per km² | 62nd of 185 |
| Farthest north | 39.1°N | 59th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Turkey is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 25.4× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 3.20× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 2.18× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 2.09× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 1.42× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.25× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 0.09× its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 0.08× its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 0.05× its size |
Where Turkey sits
- Turkey's centre lies at 39.1°N, 35.2°E, in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 4,350 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 36°N to 42°N, about 700 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Turkey had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Turkey would have 977.0 million people. It has 85.4 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Turkey would have 2.9 million people. It has 85.4 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 56.4 million.
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2023; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11