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Azerbaijan
Republic of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan is a country in Western Asia. About 9.9 million people live there, in an area of 86 600 square kilometres. Its capital city is Baku.
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Where is Azerbaijan?
Azerbaijan lies in Western Asia, on the continent of Asia.
It sits in the northern half of the world, roughly 4 508 km from the equator.
Azerbaijan is landlocked: it has no coast at all, so you cannot reach the sea without crossing another country.
It shares a border with 5 countries: Armenia, Georgia, Iran, Russia and Türkiye.
How big is Azerbaijan?
Azerbaijan covers 86 600 square kilometres.
That is about 2.1 times the size of Switzerland.
Among the world's countries that makes it the 112th largest.
If everybody spread out evenly, there would be about 114.8 people on every square kilometre.
That is busier than the world average of roughly 60 people per square kilometre.
Who lives in Azerbaijan?
About 9.9 million people live in Azerbaijan.
That is the 90th biggest population in the world.
People here speak Azerbaijani and Russian.
They pay with the Azerbaijani manat (₼).
On average, people born here can expect to live about 63 years.
The land of Azerbaijan
The land of Azerbaijan sits on average 384 metres above sea level.
Because it is landlocked, anything that comes by ship has to cross one of its 5 neighbours to get here.
It lies between the tropics and the poles, which is the single biggest reason its weather is the way it is.
What makes Azerbaijan different?
A dish the country is known for: Dolma.
Websites from here often end in .az.
Azerbaijan and the rest of the world
Out of every thousand people alive on Earth, about one lives in Azerbaijan.
It takes up about 0.06 % of all the land that countries stand on.
Within Asia the country ranks 32nd of 46 by size, and 27th by population.
Azerbaijan and its neighbours
Russia, its largest neighbour, is about 197.4 times bigger.
Russia has more people: 144.5 million against 9.9 million.
Nature and animals
Of the animals on this site, one lives wild in Azerbaijan: Beluga sturgeon. The highest mountain in the country is Bazardüzü, at 4 466 metres. The longest river in the country is the Kura. The largest lake in the country is Caspian Sea.
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How big is Azerbaijan compared with the United States?
- The United States is about 108 times as big as Azerbaijan: 9 372 610 km² against 86 600 km².
- The United Kingdom is about 2.8 times as big as Azerbaijan: 242 900 km² against 86 600 km².
Questions children ask
What is the capital of Azerbaijan?
The capital of Azerbaijan is Baku. It is the city where the country's government works from.
How many people live in Azerbaijan?
About 9.9 million people live in Azerbaijan, which makes it the 90th most populated country in the world. (Source: World Bank, 2018.)
Which countries border Azerbaijan?
How big is Azerbaijan?
Azerbaijan covers 86 600 square kilometres, making it the 112th largest country in the world. That is about 2.1 times the size of Switzerland.
What is the highest mountain in Azerbaijan?
The highest mountain in Azerbaijan is Bazardüzü, 4 466 metres above sea level. It is the country's highest point.
What is the longest river in Azerbaijan?
The longest river in Azerbaijan is the Kura. Of its 1 515 kilometres, about 906 run through the country.
What is the largest lake in Azerbaijan?
The largest lake in Azerbaijan is Caspian Sea. The whole lake covers about 371 000 km², and part of it belongs to neighbouring countries.
Which continent is Azerbaijan in?
Azerbaijan is in Asia, in the part called Western Asia.
Where these numbers come from
Borders and outlines: Natural Earth. Names, capitals, areas, languages and currencies: ISO 3166 data (world-countries). Population: World Bank, 2018. Every derived figure on this page (ranks, density, distance from the equator) is calculated from those values.
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