| Location | Southwestern Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Russia, with a small European portion north of the Caucasus range |
| Geographic coordinates | 40 30 N, 47 30 E |
| Map references | Asia |
| Area | total: 86,600 sq km land: 82,629 sq km water: 3,971 sq km note: includes the exclave of Naxcivan Autonomous Republic and the Nagorno-Karabakh region; the region's autonomy was abolished by Azerbaijani Supreme Soviet on 26 November 1991 |
| Area - comparative | about three-quarters the size of Pennsylvania; slightly smaller than Maine |
| Land boundaries | total: 2,468 km border countries (5): Armenia 996 km, Georgia 428 km, Iran 689 km, Russia 338 km, Turkey 17 km |
| Coastline | 0 km (landlocked); note - Azerbaijan borders the Caspian Sea (713 km) |
| Maritime claims | none (landlocked) |
| Climate | dry, semiarid steppe |
| Terrain | large, 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 (Apsheron Peninsula) that juts into Caspian Sea |
| Elevation extremes | highest point: Bazarduzu Dagi 4,466 m lowest point: Caspian Sea -28 m mean elevation: 384 m |
| Natural resources | petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, nonferrous metals, bauxite |
| Land use | agricultural land: 57.6% (2018 est.) arable land: 22.8% (2018 est.) permanent crops: 2.7% (2018 est.) permanent pasture: 32.1% (2018 est.) forest: 11.3% (2018 est.) other: 31.1% (2018 est.) |
| Irrigated land | 14,277 sq km (2012) |
| Total renewable water resources | 34.675 billion cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Natural hazards | droughts |
| Geography - note | both the main area of the country and the Naxcivan exclave are landlocked |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
