It also has a mix of many different climates ranging from the equatorial south via the hot desert in the Middle East, temperate areas in the east and the  continental centre to vast subarctic and polar areas in Siberia.
ɪɾ ˈɔːlsoʊ hɐz ɐ mˈɪks ʌv mˈɛni dˈɪfɹənt klˈaɪməts ɹˈeɪndʒɪŋ fɹʌmðɪ ɪkwɐtˈoːɹɪəl sˈaʊθ vˈaɪə ðə hˈɑːt dˈɛzɚt ɪnðə mˈɪdəl ˈiːst, tˈɛmpɚɹət ˈɛɹiəz ɪnðɪ ˈiːst ænd ðə kˌɑːntɪnˈɛntəl sˈɛntɚ tə vˈæst sʌbˈɑːɹktɪk ænd pˈoʊlɚɹ ˈɛɹiəz ɪn saɪbˈiəɹɪə.