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| AZERBAIJANI GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative slightly smaller than Maine |
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Area > Land
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86,100 sq km |
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[111st of 238]
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Area > Total
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86,600 sq km |
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[117th of 250]
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Capital city with population
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Baku - 1,713,300 |
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Climate
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dry, semiarid steppe |
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Forested Land
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13.1% |
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[136th of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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40 30 N, 47 30 E |
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Land boundaries > Border countries Armenia (with Azerbaijan-proper) 566 km, Armenia (with Azerbaijan-Naxcivan exclave) 221 km, Georgia 322 km, Iran (with Azerbaijan-proper) 432 km, Iran (with Azerbaijan-Naxcivan exclave) 179 km, Russia 284 km, Turkey 9 km |
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Land use > Arable land
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20.62% |
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[48th of 258]
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Largest city
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Baku |
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Largest city population
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1,848,000 |
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[55th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Baku - 1,713,300 |
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Location Southwestern Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Russia, with a small European portion north of the Caucasus range |
Map references Asia |
Natural resources petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, nonferrous metals, bauxite |
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Population density
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91.85 people per sqkm |
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[104th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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101.48 people/m²
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[85th of 204]
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Precipitation
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210 mm |
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[88th of 95]
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Surface area > sq. km
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86,600 km²
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[112nd of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Bazarduzu Dagi |
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Azerbaijan, Republic of Azerbaijan, Azarbaycan Respublikasi
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