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# Azerbaijan

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Azərbaycan Respublikası Republic of Azerbaijan

Official flag | Official Coat of Arms

National information
National motto: | "Odlar Yurdu" ("Land of the Eternal Fire")
National anthem: | Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət Himni (March of Azerbaijan)

About the people
Official languages: | Azerbaijani

Population:
(# of people)

- Total: 8,411,000 (in 2005)
  (ranked #90)
- Density: 97 per km²

Geography / Places
Here is the country on a map of the world.
Capital city: | Baku
Largest city: | Baku

Area

- Total: 86,600
  (ranked #114)
- Water: - km² (-%)

Politics / Government
Established: | Independence from the Soviet Union (August 30, 1991) formerly Azerbaijan SSR
Leaders: | President Ilham Aliyev Prime Minister Artur Rasizade

Economy / Money
Currency: (Name of money) | Manat (AZN)

International information
Time zone: | +4
Telephone dialing code: | 994
Internet domain: | .az

The Republic of Azerbaijan is a country next to the Caspian Sea.

It has a border with Russia in the north, Georgia, Armenia, in the west and Iran in the south. The Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (an exclave of Azerbaijan) borders Armenia to the north and east, Iran to the south and west, and Turkey to the northwest.

It has been a member of the Council of Europe since 2001, so for this and other reasons it is sometimes considered part of Europe, but it is considered to be in South West Asia by the United Nations due to its geographic and cultural characteristics.

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Countries and territories of Europe
Albania - Andorra - Austria - Azerbaijan1 - Belarus - Belgium - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bulgaria - Croatia - Cyprus2 - Czech Republic - Denmark - Estonia - Finland - France - Germany - Georgia1 - Greece - Hungary - Iceland - Ireland - Italy - Latvia - Liechtenstein - Lithuania - Luxembourg - Malta - Moldova - Monaco - Montenegro - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Portugal - Republic of Macedonia - Romania - Russia1 - San Marino - Serbia - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Turkey1 - Ukraine - United Kingdom - Vatican City
Dependencies: Akrotiri and Dhekelia2 - Faroe Islands - Gibraltar - Guernsey - Jan Mayen - Jersey - Isle of Man - Svalbard
Unrecognised countries: Abkhazia | Nagorno-Karabakh2 | South Ossetia | Transnistria | Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus2
1. Country partly in Asia. 2. Geographically in Asia, but often counted as part of Europe for cultural and historical reasons.

Countries and territories of Asia
Afghanistan | Armenia2 | Azerbaijan | Bahrain | Bangladesh | Bhutan | Brunei | Cambodia | China (PRC) | Cyprus2 | East Timor | Gaza Strip | Georgia2 | Hong Kong3 | India | Indonesia | Iran | Iraq | Israel | Japan | Jordan | Kazakhstan | Kuwait | Kyrgyzstan | Laos | Lebanon | Macau3 | Malaysia | Maldives | Mongolia | Myanmar | Nepal | North Korea | Oman | Pakistan | Philippines | Qatar | Russia1 | Saudi Arabia | Singapore | South Korea | Sri Lanka | Syria | Taiwan (ROC) | Tajikistan | Thailand | Turkey1 | Turkmenistan | United Arab Emirates | Uzbekistan | Vietnam | West Bank | Yemen
1. Includes territory in both Europe and Asia. 2. Usually thought of as Asia, but sometimes counted as part of Europe for cultural and historical reasons. 3. Special territories.

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