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Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a landlocked country at the boundary of Western Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia's republic of Dagestan to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Turkey (via the exclave of Nakhchivan) and Armenia to the west, and Iran to the south. Baku is the capital and largest city. The territory of what is now Azerbaijan was ruled first by Caucasian Albania and later by various Persian empires. Until the 19th century, it remained part of Qajar Iran, but the Russo-Persian wars of 1804–1813 and 1826–1828 forced the Qajar Empire to cede its Caucasian territories to the Russian Empire; the treaties of Gulistan in 1813 and Turkmenchay in 1828 defined the border between Russia and Iran. The region north of the Aras was part of Iran until…

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Azerbaijan

FCDO travel advice for Azerbaijan. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

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Official source: UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Facts & statistics

Azerbaijan

Capital: Baku
Language: Azerbaijani
Currency: Azerbaijani manat
Time zone: UTC+04:00
Calling code: +994
Internet domain: .az
Driving side: right
Plug type: Europlug
Voltage: 220

Source: Wikidata.

CapitalBaku

Population10,224,900

CurrencyAZN

Languagesaz,ru,hy

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Cities

◎Baku2,351,300 residents ◎Sumgayit427,000 residents ◎Ganja330,663 residents ◎Khirdalan196,200 residents ◎Yevlakh127,400 residents ◎Mingachevir106,048 residents ◎Naxçıvan97,200 residents ◎Lankaran89,300 residents ◎Qaraçuxur87,349 residents ◎Lerik87,000 residents ◎Şirvan70,220 residents ◎Sheki68,400 residents ◎Xaçmaz67,600 residents ◎Bakıxanov66,686 residents ◎Göyçay42,500 residents ◎Bilajari42,194 residents ◎Barda41,600 residents ◎Shamkhir41,300 residents ◎Aghjabadi41,200 residents ◎Shamakhi40,300 residents ◎Maştağa40,092 residents ◎Saray37,800 residents ◎Aghdam37,700 residents ◎Salyan36,555 residents ◎Hövsan36,293 residents ◎Jalilabad36,259 residents ◎Imishli34,178 residents ◎Zaqatala32,171 residents ◎Lokbatan30,694 residents ◎Sabirabad30,612 residents ◎Haji Zeynalabdin29,900 residents ◎Amirdzhan28,203 residents ◎Ismayilli27,500 residents ◎Siyazan25,900 residents ◎Fuzuli25,100 residents ◎Buzovna24,795 residents ◎Biny Selo24,596 residents ◎Ağdaş23,528 residents ◎Divichibazar23,248 residents ◎Hacıqabul23,102 residents ◎Quba22,405 residents ◎Aghsu22,300 residents ◎Zabrat21,396 residents ◎Sabunçu20,996 residents ◎Gazakh20,800 residents ◎Mehdiabad20,500 residents ◎Tartar20,400 residents ◎Saatlı20,300 residents ◎Goygol19,800 residents ◎Shusha19,400 residents ◎Kyurdarmir19,088 residents ◎Neftçala18,661 residents ◎Jorat18,500 residents ◎Pushkino18,182 residents ◎Gobu17,600 residents ◎Hokmali17,300 residents ◎Əhmədbəyli17,242 residents ◎Nehram17,200 residents ◎Yeni Suraxanı16,127 residents ◎Qusar16,022 residents ◎Ujar15,741 residents ◎Govlar15,600 residents ◎Beylagan15,599 residents ◎Mardakan15,267 residents ◎Astara15,190 residents ◎Belokany14,800 residents ◎Gadabay14,500 residents ◎Binagadi14,012 residents ◎Julfa13,700 residents ◎Xudat13,625 residents ◎Pirallahı13,435 residents ◎Qobustan13,398 residents ◎Geytepe13,340 residents ◎Tovuz12,626 residents ◎Aghstafa12,200 residents ◎Qax11,992 residents ◎Qabala11,867 residents ◎Badamdar11,398 residents ◎Samukh11,100 residents ◎Balakhani10,863 residents ◎Ordubad10,800 residents ◎Jahri10,700 residents ◎Zardob10,612 residents ◎Dashkasan10,600 residents ◎Gobustan10,100 residents ◎Zyrya10,099 residents ◎Hindarkh9,800 residents ◎Digah9,800 residents ◎Kur9,700 residents ◎Türkan9,699 residents ◎Masally9,604 residents ◎Jabrayil9,600 residents ◎Jeyranbatan9,600 residents ◎Goranboy9,200 residents ◎Aliabad9,103 residents ◎Bilajer8,983 residents ◎Ramana8,855 residents ◎Naftalan8,600 residents ◎Yaycı8,500 residents ◎Kalbajar8,400 residents

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Airports

Ganja International AirportGanjaGNJ Heydar Aliyev International AirportBakuGYD Nakhchivan International AirportNakhchivanNAJ Gabala International AirportGabalaGBB Lachin International AirportLachinLHL Zabrat AirportZabratZXT Zaqatala International AirportZaqatalaZTU Fuzuli International AirportFuzuliFZL Lankaran International AirportLankaranLLK Yevlakh AirportYevlakhYLV Zangilan International AirportZangilanZZE