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Last reviewed: 27 January 2009

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GEOGRAPHY

Location: South eastern Europe and south western Asia, 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
Area: total: 780,580 sq km, land: 770,760 sq km, water: 9,820 sq km
Land boundaries: total: 2,627km, border countries: Armenia 268km, Azerbaijan 9km, Bulgaria 240km, Georgia 252km, Greece 206km, Iran 499km, Iraq 331km, Syria 822km
Coastline: 8,333km
Climate: temperate; hot, dry summers with mild, wet winters; harsher in interior
Terrain: mostly mountains; narrow coastal plain; high central plateau (Anatolia)
Elevation extremes: lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m, highest point: Mount Ararat 5,166m
Natural resources: antimony, coal, chromium, mercury, copper, borate, sulphur, iron ore
Land use: arable land: 32%, permanent crops: 4%, permanent pastures: 16%, forests and woodland: 26%, other: 22% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land: 36,740 sq km
Natural hazards: severe earthquakes, especially in northern Turkey.

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Turkey

Address:

Embassy of the Republic of Turkey
43 Belgrave Square
London SW1X 8PA


Consulate General
Rutland Lodge
Rutland Gardens
London SW7 1BW

 

Telephone:

(020) 7393 0202 (Switchboard)
(020) 7393 0222 (Ambassador's Office)
020 7235 1959 (Military)
(020) 7235 6968 (Press)
(020) 7235 4991 (Commercial)
(020) 7235 2743 (Economic)
(020) 7245 6318 (Financial & Customs)
(020) 7839 7778 (Cultural and Information)
(020) 7724 1511 (Education)
(020) 7823 1632 (Religious Affairs)
(020) 7591 6900 (Consulate General)

Fax:

(020) 7393 9213 (Ambassador's Office)
(020) 7393 0066 (Chancery)
(020) 7591 6922 (Consulate General)


Email: turkish.emb@btclick.com
Email: turkishconsulate@btconnect.com

 

Website: www.turkishembassylondon.org
Website: www.turkishconsulate.org.uk

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