Corfu is an island of Greece located in the Ionian sea, whereas Turkey is a country located in Southeastern Europe and Western Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Corfu and Turkey regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Corfu bigger than Turkey?
The total area of Corfu is 610.9 sq km, and the total area of Turkey is 783,356 sq km. Corfu is smaller than Turkey by 782,745.1 sq km. Corfu is around 1282.3 times smaller than Turkey.
Area of Corfu: 235.9 sq mi ( 610.9 km2 )
Area of Turkey: 302,455 sq mi ( 783,356 km2 )
Population
According to Wikipedia, the last known total population of Corfu as of 2011 was estimated to be around 102,071.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the current population of Turkey as of 3oth June 2021, is 85,243,751.
Here is some more data comparison between Corfu and Turkey.
The capital city of Corfu is Corfu Town, and the capital city of Turkey is Ankara.
Official Languages
Corfu: Greek
Turkey: Turkish
Human Development Index
HDI of Corfu (Ionian Islands) as of 2018: 0.865
HDI of Turkey as of 2018: 0.820
Corfu Timezone:
UTC + 2 (Eastern European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 3 (Eastern European Summer Time)
Turkey Timezone:
UTC + 3 (Time in Turkey)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Corfu:
39° 35′ 0″ N, 19° 52′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Turkey:
39° 0′ 0″ N, 35° 0′ 0″ E
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