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Azerbaijan

AZ / AZE   40.3°, 47.7°

Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a transcontinental landlocked country at the boundary of Western Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia's republic of Dagestan to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Turkey and Armenia to the west, and Iran to the south. Baku is the capital and largest city.

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Capital
Baku
Population
10,180,770
Area
86,600 km2
Climate
Desert or arid
Government
Presidential republic
Currency
Azerbaijani manat
Languages
Azerbaijani 96.1%
Sells
crude petroleum, natural gas, refined petroleum, plastics
Sells to
Italy 37%, Turkey 19%, Israel 5%
Land borders
5: Armenia, Georgia, Iran, Russia ...
Drives on the
right
Calling code
+994
Founded
1991
Hemisphere
Northern

Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

Azerbaijaniofficial
96.1%

What it sells, and to whom

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Exports

crude petroleum natural gas refined petroleum plastics electricity

Imports

cars crude petroleum refined petroleum broadcasting equipment garments

Trades with

Italy37.0% Turkey19.0% Israel5.0% Greece4.0% Russia4.0% China16.0% Georgia4.0% Germany4.0%

Natural resources

petroleum natural gas iron ore nonferrous metals bauxite

Industries

petroleum and petroleum products natural gas oilfield equipment; steel

Farms and fisheries

  • milk
  • wheat
  • barley
  • potatoes
  • tomatoes
  • watermelons

Largest cities

Baku  capital 2,351,300
Sumgayit 427,000
Ganja 330,663
Khirdalan 196,200
Yevlakh 127,400

Wars and conflicts

Click one to see everyone else who fought in it.

Iraq War2003–2011 First Nagorno-Karabakh War1988–1994 Battles of Sadarak1990–1993

Form of government

Presidential republic.

republic unitary state semi-presidential system

Money, belief and alliances

Money

Azerbaijani manat

Belongs to

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe International Civil Defence Organisation United Nations World Meteorological Organization International Development Association International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Asian Development Bank Commonwealth of Independent States Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency UNESCO International Bank for Reconstruction and Development World Health Organization Interpol Council of Europe

Climate and geography

dry, semiarid steppe

Climate zone

Desert or arid

Highest point

Mount Bazardüzü

Landmarks and landscapes

Flame Towers Gobustan Rock Art

Landlocked. Northern hemisphere.

Land borders (5)

Armenia Georgia Iran Russia Turkey

In charge right now

Ilham Aliyev
Ilham Aliyev Head of state
Ali Asadov
Ali Asadov Head of government

Figures from its history

Heydar Aliyev
Heydar Aliyev President, 1993-2003 Heydar Alirza oghlu Aliyev was an Azerbaijani politician who was a Soviet party boss in the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic from 1969 to 1982, and the third president of Azerbaijan from 1993 to 2003.
Nizami Ganjavi
Nizami Ganjavi Medieval poet Nizami Ganjavi, Nizami Ganje'i, Nizami, or Nezāmi, whose formal name was Jamal ad-Dīn Abū Muḥammad Ilyās ibn-Yūsuf ibn-Zakkī, was a 12th-century poet.
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