Azerbaijan August 18, 2020 Aras , Aras river , Armenia , Artsakh , Asia , Azerbaijan , Azərbaycan Respublikası , Bakou , Caspian Sea , Caucasus , CIS , Commonwealth of Independent States , conflicts , Conseil de l'Europe , Conseil turcique , Europe , hydrocarbons , Kura , Kura river , landlocked country , Nagorno-Karabagh , Nakhitchevan , oil , Organization of Islamic Cooperation , Republic of Azerbaijan , Russia , Transcaucasia , Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , USSR , wars , Western Asia Official name Republic of Azerbaijan Name in local language Azərbaycan Respublikası (az) Continent Asia Subcontinent Western Asia Population (ranking: 93e ) 10,095,894 inhabitants (2020) Population growth 0.29 % / year Area 86,573 km² Density 116.62 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 91e )46.940 billions $USD (2018) GDP/capita (ranking ) 4,721 $USD (2018) GDP growth 1.40 % / year (2018) Life expectancy (ranking ) 72.90 years (2018) Birth rate 16.20 ‰ (2016) Fertility rate 2.10 children / woman (2015) Death rate (ranking ) 5.70 ‰ (2015) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 11.00 ‰ (2015) Literacy rate 99.96 % (2015) Official languages Azerbaijani Currency Manat (₼ AZN) HDI (ranking: 118e )0.754 / 1 (2018) EPI (ranking )62.33 (2018) Government Unitary dominant-party semi-presidential republic Head of State President Ilham Aliyev National Day 18 October (independence of 1991) ISO Codes AZ, AZE Demonym Azerbaijani Tourists (ranking ) 2,454,000 people (2017)
Azerbaijan is a Caucasian country located on the dividing line between Europe and Asia. Formerly a Soviet republic, it shares land borders with Armenia , Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) and Turkey to the west, Georgia to the northwest, Russia to the north, and Iran to the south.
Baku, capitale of Azerbaijan, with the Flame Towers Baku, capitale of Azerbaijan Baku, capitale of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan – offshore oil rig Mountains in Azerbaijan Urban areas (2016) Urban areas Population Baku 2,836,085 inhabitants Gandja 330,100 inhabitants Lankaran 223,100 inhabitants Shaki 182,700 inhabitants Yevlakh 125,700 inhabitants Mingachevir 102,437 inhabitants Nakhitchevan 91,100 inhabitants
Administrative divisions Regions and Autonomous Republic Population Area Absheron (Abşeron) 557,800 inhabitants 3,730 km² Aran 1,961,400 inhabitants 21,150 km² Bakou 2,225,800 inhabitants 2,140 km² Chaki-Zaqatala (Şəki-Zaqatala) 606,100 inhabitants 8,840 km² Chirvan (Şirvan) 308,200 inhabitants 6,130 km² Gandja-Qazax 1,253,400 inhabitants 12,300 km² Kelbadjar-Latchin (Kəlbəcər-Laçın) (Occupé militairement par l'Arménie) 247,900 inhabitants 6,420 km² Lankaran (Lənkəran) 905,900 inhabitants 6,070 km² Nakhitchevan (République autonome) 444,400 inhabitants 5,503 km² Quba-Xaçmaz 532,600 inhabitants 6,960 km² Yukhari-Haut-Karabakh (Indépendant sous le nom Artsakh) 662,100 inhabitants 7,330 km²
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