South Dakota is a state in the North Central 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 South Dakota and Turkey regarding various aspects.
Size
Is South Dakota bigger than Turkey?
The total area of South Dakota is 77,116 sq mi, and the total area of Turkey is 302,455 sq mi. South Dakota is smaller than Turkey by 225,339 sq mi. South Dakota is around 3.92 times smaller than Turkey.
Area of South Dakota: 77,116 sq mi ( 199,729 km2 )
Area of Turkey: 302,455 sq mi ( 783,356 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of South Dakota as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 895,376.
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 South Dakota and Turkey.
The capital city of South Dakota is Pierre, and the capital city of Turkey is Ankara.
Official Languages
South Dakota: English, O’ceti Sakowin
Turkey: Turkish
Demonym(s)
South Dakota: South Dakotan
Turkey: Turkish, Turk
ISO 3166 Code
South Dakota: US-SD
Turkey: TR
South Dakota Time Zone:
UTC – 6 (Central Standard Time)
UTC – 7 (Mountain Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC – 5 (Central Daylight Time)
UTC – 6 (Mountain Daylight Time)
Turkey Time Zone:
UTC + 3 (Time in Turkey)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of South Dakota:
44° 26′ 39.48″ N, 100° 13′ 34.68″ W
Coordinates of Turkey:
39° 0′ 0″ N, 35° 0′ 0″ E
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