Azerbaijan sits on the Caspian Sea, where the first industrially drilled oil well was sunk near Baku in 1846. Natural gas seeping from the ground still burns openly on hillsides.
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Easy learning about Azerbaijan
The capital city of Azerbaijan is Baku, capital city of Azerbaijan.
Word: Fireland
Meaning: eternal flames
Administrative Divisions
66 districts (rayonlar), 11 cities (saharlar)
rayons
:;- Abseron,
- Agcabadi,
- Agdam,
- Agdas,
- Agstafa,
- Agsu,
- Astara,
- Babak,
- Balakan,
- Barda,
- Beylaqan,
- Bilasuvar,
- Cabrayil,
- Calilabad,
- Culfa,
- Daskasan,
- Fuzuli,
- Gadabay,
- Goranboy,
- Goycay,
- Goygol,
- Haciqabul,
- Imisli,
- Ismayilli,
- Kalbacar,
- Kangarli,
- Kurdamir,
- Lacin,
- Lankaran,
- Lerik,
- Masalli,
- Neftcala,
- Oguz,
- Ordubad,
- Qabala,
- Qax,
- Qazax,
- Qobustan,
- Quba,
- Qubadli,
- Qusar,
- Saatli,
- Sabirabad,
- Sabran,
- Sadarak,
- Sahbuz,
- Saki,
- Salyan,
- Samaxi,
- Samkir,
- Samux,
- Sarur,
- Siyazan,
- Susa,
- Tartar,
- Tovuz,
- Ucar,
- Xacmaz,
- Xizi,
- Xocali,
- Xocavand,
- Yardimli,
- Yevlax,
- Zangilan,
- Zaqatala,
- Zardab
cities
: Baku, - Ganca,
- Lankaran,
- Mingacevir,
- Naftalan,
- Naxcivan (Nakhichevan),
- Saki,
- Sirvan,
- Sumqayit,
- Xankandi,
- Yevlax
Where in the world is Azerbaijan located?
Azerbaijan is a Country located in the Western Asia sub-region in the continent of Asia, member of OPEC+.
Basic Information
Capital City: Baku, capital city of Azerbaijan
Population: 10,246,996 (UN)
Area: 86,600 km² / 53,811 sq mi
People from Azerbaijan are called: Azerbaijanis, Azeris
Geography
Latitude: 40.402° N
Longitude: 47.211° E
Geographical Subregion: Western Asia
Continental Region: Asia
Borders
Climate
dry, semiarid steppe
Global Indices
EF EPI Position: 86 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Score: 462 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Proficiency: Low Proficiency (EF EPI)
Global Peace Index Rank: 110 (GPI)
Global Peace Index Score: 2.142 (GPI)
Human Development
HDI Rank: 81 (UNDP)
HDI Value: 0.789
Mean Years of Schooling: 11.1
Expected Years of Schooling: 12.9
Life Expectancy at Birth: 74.4 Years
Religion
Most Predominant: Muslim predominantly Shia
Second Most Predominant: Christian
LGBTI Rights
Legal Status: Legal (ILGA)
Legal Mechanism: Legislative
Death Penalty: No
Maximum Prison Sentence: No
Physical Punishment: No
International Memberships
OPEC+
Technical Information
TLD: .az
Calling Code: +994
MapGeo Name: Azerbaijan
MapGeo Code: AZ