Azerbaijan Geography

Country Name: Republic of Azerbaijan

Capital City: Baku

Population: 7,961,619 (2006)

Population Growth: 0.66% (2006)

Currency: Manat (AZM)

Languages: Azerbaijani

Area: 86,600 sq km

Inflation Rate: 8% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 1.2% official rate (2006)

Domain extension: .az

GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF AZERBAIJAN

Location:

Southwestern Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Russia, with a small European portion north of the Caucasus range

Geographic Co-ordinates:

40 30 N, 47 30 E

Area - total:

86,600 sq km

Area - total:

86,600 sq km

Area - land:

86,100 sq km

Area - water:

500 sq km

Land Boundaries:

2,013 km

Border Countries:

Armenia (with Azerbaijan-proper) 566 km, Armenia (with Azerbaijan-Naxcivan exclave) 221 km, Georgia 322 km, Iran (with Azerbaijan-proper) 432 km, Iran (with Azerbaijan-Naxcivan exclave) 179 km, Russia 284 km, Turkey 9 km

Terrain:

large, flat Kur-Araz Ovaligi (Kura-Araks Lowland) (much of it below sea level) with Great Caucasus Mountains to the north, Qarabag Yaylasi (Karabakh Upland) in west; Baku lies on Abseron Yasaqligi (Apsheron Peninsula) that juts into Caspian Sea

Elevation - highest point:

Bazarduzu Dagi 4,485 m

Elevation - lowest point:

Caspian Sea -28 m

Natural Resources:

petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, nonferrous metals, bauxite

Arable Land:

20.62%

Permanent Crops:

2.61%

Other Land Use:

76.77% (2005)

Natural Hazards:

droughts