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Middle East
Republic of Azerbaijan
🗺️ Baku, Azerbaijan
Capital city
📍 40.4093°, 49.8671°View larger map →
📍 Essential Info
CapitalBaku (Baki, Baky)
TimezoneUTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Population10.7M
Governmentpresidential republic
🔌 Practical Info
Driving SideRight
Electrical PlugsVaries
Internet Code.az
Internet Users89%
GDP per Capita$22,100
🌍 Geography
LocationSouthwestern Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Russia, with a small European portion north of the Caucasus range
Size Comparisonabout three-quarters the size of Pennsylvania; slightly smaller than Maine
Climatedry, semiarid steppe
Terrainlarge, flat Kur-Araz Ovaligi (Kura-Araks Lowland, much of it below sea level) with Great Caucasus Mountains to the north, Qarabag Yaylasi (Karabakh Upland) to the west; Baku lies on Abseron Yasaqligi...
👥 People & Culture
Ethnic GroupsAzerbaijani 94.8%, other 1.8%; less than 1%: Talish, Russian, Avar, Sakhur, Tartar, Georgian, Jewish, Kurd (2019 est.)
ReligionsMuslim 97.3% (predominantly Shia), Christian 2.6%, other <0.1, unaffiliated <0.1 (2020 est.)
Median Age34.8 years
Life Expectancy75.9 years
National HolidayRepublic Day (founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan), 28 May (1918)
Cultural Information
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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook