Area: 86.528 Km²
Population: 7.771.000 (2001 est.)
Density: 90 pop/Km²

System of government: Presidential Republic
Capital: Baku (2.070.000 pop.)
Major cities: Ganja 295.000 pop., Sumgayit 279.000 pop.
Ethnic majority: Azeri 90%, Dagestani 3.2%, Russian 2.5%, Armenian 2%
Border countries: Russia NORTH, Georgia NORTH-WEST, Iran SOUTH, Armenia WEST

Principal mountains: Bazardüzü Dag 4466 m
Principal rivers: Kura 1520 Km (total, with georgian and turkish tracts), Araks 1070 Km (total, with iranian, armenian and turkish tracts)
Principal lakes: Caspian Sea 371.000 Km² (total, with russian, iranian, turkmen and kazakhstani parts), Mingechaurskoye 400 Km²
Principal islands: Ciloy
Climate: Continental

Language: Azeri (official), Russian, Armenian
Religion: Muslim 93.5%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox 2.5%, other 1.5%
Currency: Azerbaijani Manat (AZM)

Note: The Nagorno-Karabakh's territory (or Artsakh) sited on south-west of Country, decleare oneself indipendent at 6 January of 1992. Officially it's recognized only by Armenia, that is in struggle for this territory with Azerbaijan. Nagorno-Karabakh is wide 4.800 Km², whereas the population amounts to 150.000 people (95% Armenian, 5% Assyrian, Greek, Kurdish and other minorities). The capital is Stepanakert.