Azerbaijan
Baku · Western Asia
Azerbaijan is a country in Asia. Its capital city is Baku, the official currency is the Azerbaijani Manat, and the main language is Azerbaijani.
With a population of roughly 10.4 million people spread over 86,600 km², Azerbaijan is the 89th most populous country in the world and the 112th largest by area. That works out at about 120 people per square kilometre.
Azerbaijan shares land borders with Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Iran and Turkey — 5 neighbours in all. Its largest urban centres are Baku, Ganja and Sumqayit. The highest point in the country is Bazardüzü, at 4,466 metres.
For scale, it covers almost exactly the same area as Serbia, while its population is closest to that of Czechia.
- Capital
- Baku
- Region
- Western Asia
- Population
- 10,400,000
- Area
- 86,600 km²
- Currency
- Azerbaijani Manat
- Main language
- Azerbaijani
- Highest point
- Bazardüzü
4,466 m - Land borders
- 5
Azerbaijan: things worth knowing
- Baku sits about 28 metres below sea level, making it the lowest-lying national capital in the world.
- The world's first industrially drilled oil well was sunk near Baku in 1846.
- Azerbaijan borders Turkey only through Nakhchivan, an exclave separated from the rest of the country by Armenia.
Azerbaijan in context
Asia has 48 sovereign countries in total. Azerbaijan ranks 27th among them by population.
See the full list of Asia countries, or browse all 195 countries.