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Asia > Azerbaijan > Geography

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

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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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