Mississippi is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States of America, whereas Turkey is a country located in Southeastern Europe and Western Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Mississippi and Turkey regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Mississippi bigger than Turkey?
The total area of Mississippi is 48,430 sq mi, and the total area of Turkey is 302,455 sq mi. Mississippi is smaller than Turkey by 254,025 sq mi. Mississippi is around 6.25 times smaller than Turkey.
Area of Mississippi: 48,430 sq mi ( 125,443 km2 )
Area of Turkey: 302,455 sq mi ( 783,356 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Mississippi as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 2,949,965.
Based on the World Bank data, the total population of Turkey as of 2020, was estimated to be around 84,339,067.
Here is some more data comparison between Mississippi and Turkey.
The capital city of Mississippi is Jackson, and the capital city of Turkey is Ankara.
Official Languages
Mississippi: English
Turkey: Turkish
Demonym(s)
Mississippi: Mississippian
Turkey: Turkish, Turk
ISO 3166 Code
Mississippi: US-MS
Turkey: TR
Human Development Index
HDI of Mississippi as of 2019: 0.871
HDI of Turkey as of 2019: 0.820
Mississippi Time Zone:
UTC − 6 (Central Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 5 (Central Daylight Time)
Turkey Time Zone:
UTC + 3 (Time in Turkey)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Mississippi:
32° 44′ 11.04″ N, 89° 40′ 4.08″ W
Coordinates of Turkey:
39° 0′ 0″ N, 35° 0′ 0″ E
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