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Azerbaijan
Republic of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan is a country in Western Asia. Its capital city is Baku. About 9.9 million people live there, in an area of 86 600 square kilometres.
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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.
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 in Azerbaijan sits on average 384 metres above sea level.
Because it is landlocked, everything that arrives by ship has to cross one of its 5 neighbours first.
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 1 live in Azerbaijan.
It takes up about 0.06 % of all the land that countries stand on.
Within Asia it is the 32nd largest of 46 countries, and the 27th most populated.
That is busier than the world average of roughly 60 people per square kilometre.
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.
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?
Azerbaijan borders Armenia, Georgia, Iran, Russia and Türkiye — 5 neighbours in total.
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.
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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