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Republic of Azerbaijan
Azerbaycan Respublikasi
   Together with Georgia and Armenia, Azerbaijan occupies that small, largely mountainous area between Turkey, Iran and Russia (in which it was incorporated until 1991). Touched to the north by the Caucasus, it is however a predominantly flat country, facing east on the largest lake in the world, the Caspian Sea, which with its oil is also the primary source of the Azerbaijani economy.
Government type Presidential republic
Area 86,600 km² (33,436 sq mi)
Population 9,951,000 inh. (2019 census)
Population 10,262,000 inh. (2026 est.)
Population density 118 inh/km² (307 inh/mi²)
Capital Baku (2,351,000 pop., 3,075,000 urban aggl.)
Currency Azerbaijani manat
Human development index 0.789 (81st place)
Languages Azerbaijani (official), Russian, Armenian
Life expectancy M 75 years, F 79 years
Location in Asia

Boundaries:

Russia NORTH
Georgia NORTH-WEST
Iran SOUTH
Armenia WEST and NORTH (Naxcivan)
Turkey WEST (Naxcivan)
Note
The territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, located in the south-west of the country, declared itself independent on January 6, 1992, giving rise to a conflict in the region between Azerbaijan and Armenia which ended in 1994, but without a definitive solution. In September 2023, an offensive by the Azerbaijani army led to the dissolution of the republic and its reannexation to the country's territory. Nagorno-Karabakh has an area of 11,458 km² and 149,000 inhabitants, mostly of Armenian origin, that after 2023 go back to Armenia; the capital was Stepanakert (58,300 pop.), now called Khankendi.

GEOGRAPHY DATA OF AZERBAIJAN


Largest cities
Baku 2,351,000 pop., 3,075,000 urban aggl.
Sumgayit 428,000 pop.
Ganja 331,000 pop.
Khirdalan 196,000 pop.
Highest mountains
Bazardüzü 4,466 m (14,652 ft)
Longest rivers
Kura 1,515 km (941 mi) total, 906 km (563 mi) in Azerbaijan
Aras 1,072 km (666 mi) total, 425 km (264 mi) in Azerbaijan
Largest lakes
Caspian Sea 371,000 km² (143,244 sq mi) total, shared with Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Iran
Sarysu 67 km² (26 sq mi)
Largest islands
Pirallahi (in the Caspian Sea) 14.4 km² (5.6 sq mi)

ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS OF AZERBAIJAN

   Azerbaijan is divided into 14 economic regions, with Aran being the largest, while Absheron, where the capital Baku is also located, is the most populated; at the next administrative level we find 67 districts and 11 cities.

   About 30% of the population of Azerbaijan lives in the urban area of the capital Baku; several other areas, on the other hand, lack significant urban centers, in total there are 16 cities with 40,000 or more inhabitants.



Baku



Useful links

Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan Travel