Code: AZ
Location: Southwestern Asia, on Caspian Sea
Geographic coordinates: 40 30 N, 47 30 E
Surface area: 86,600 km2
Population: 8,200,000
Capital city: Baku
Official language: Azerbaijani
Religion: Muslim
Climate: semiarid steppe, dry
Tallest mountain: Bazarduzu Dagi
Terrain: large mountains
Coastline: 871 km
Natural resources: iron ore, natural gas, nonferrous metals, bauxite, petroleum
Neighbours: Armenia, Georgia, Russia, Iran, Turkey
