Republic in Western Asia and Eastern Europe
Republic of Azerbaijan |
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Location of Azerbaijan (green) and Artsakh[a] (light green). |
Capital and largest city | Baku 40°25′N 49°50′E? / ?40.417°N 49.833°E? / 40.417; 49.833 |
Official languages | Azerbaijani |
Ethnic minority languages | Avar, Budukh, Georgian, Juhuri, Khinalug, Kryts, Kurdish, Lezgian, Russian, Rutul, Talysh, Tat, Tsakhur and Udi |
Ethnic groups | |
Demonym(s) | Azerbaijani |
Government | Unitary dominant-party semi-presidential republic[2] |
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| Ilham Aliyev |
| Mehriban Aliyeva |
| Novruz Mammadov |
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Legislature | National Assembly |
Formation |
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| 28 May 1918 |
| 28 April 1920 |
| - 30 August 1991 (declared)
- 18 October 1991 (independence)
- 25 December 1991 (completed)
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| 21 December 1991 |
| 2 March 1992 |
| 12 November 1995 |
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Area |
• Total | 86,600 km2 (33,400 sq mi) (111th) |
• Water (%) | 1.6 |
Population |
• 2018 estimate | 9,898,100[3] (91st) |
• Density | 114/km2 (295.3/sq mi) (99th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $175 billion[4] (72nd) |
• Per capita | $17,857[4] (71st) |
GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $39 billion[4] (110th) |
• Per capita | $4,097[4] (110th) |
Gini (2017) | 31.8[5] medium |
HDI (2017) | 0.757[6] high · 80th |
Currency | Manat (?) (AZN) |
Time zone | AZT (UTC+04) |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +994 |
ISO 3166 code | AZ |
Internet TLD | .az |
Azerbaijan ( (listen) AZ-?r-by-JAHN; Azerbaijani: Az?rbaycan [ɑ?zæ?bɑj?d??ɑn]), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azerbaijani: Az?rbaycan Respublikas? [ɑ?zæ?bɑj?d??ɑn ?espublikɑ?s?]), is a landlocked country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia at the crossroads of Eastern Europe and Western Asia.[7] It is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west and Iran to the south. The exclave of Nakhchivan is bound by Armenia to the north and east, Iran to the south and west, and has an 11 km long border with Turkey in the northwest.