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Azerbaijan

Also Known As Republic of Azerbaijan
Western Asia

Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a transcontinental landlocked country at the boundary of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, in the South Caucasus region. The Supreme Council of Azerbaijan adopted a Declaration of Independence from the Soviet Union on 18 October 1991. Its capital is Baku. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Baku 2
Population
10,353,296 2
2022 estimate.
Population Estimate Year
2022 2
Area (sq km)
86,600 2
Independence or Founding Year
1991 2
The Supreme Council of Azerbaijan adopted a Declaration of Independence from the Soviet Union on 18 October 1991.
Landlocked
Yes 3
Income Group
Upper-Middle 4
Government Type
Republic 3
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Azerbaijan

Cities

Astara, Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

Baku

Azerbaijan

Nakhchivan

Azerbaijan

Qabala

Azerbaijan

Qusar

Azerbaijan

Sharur

Azerbaijan

Shusha

Azerbaijan

Stepanakert

Azerbaijan

Tabriz

Azerbaijan

Urmia

Azerbaijan

Zangilan

Azerbaijan

Zaqatala

Azerbaijan

Şabran

Azerbaijan
Connections

Associated With

Baku, Cities

Baku is Azerbaijan's capital.

Source Baku (Wikipedia)
The Caucasus, Regions
The Caucasus Mountains, Landforms

Bordered By Water

Armenia, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Armenia
The Caspian Sea, Bodies of Water
Source Caspian Sea (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Baku, Cities

Baku is Azerbaijan's capital.

Source Baku (Wikipedia)

Rivers Through Territory

Kura River, Bodies of Water
In the Other Atlases

Nationals Include

Faig Ahmed

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Faig Ahmed
Fazil Najafov

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Farhad Abdullayev

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Latif Huseynov

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Latif Huseynov
Nigar Shikhlinskaya

Also in Medicine Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Nigar Shikhlinskaya (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph [nationality]
Quote, Lead paragraph [nationality]
was the first Azerbaijani nurse
Ilham Aliyev

Also in Political Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Ilham Aliyev (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Ilham Heydar oghlu Aliyev (born 24 December 1961) is an Azerbaijani politician and statesman who has been the fourth president of Azerbaijan since 2003.
Ade Resky Dwicahyo

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Ade Resky Dwicahyo (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
Indonesian-born Azerbaijani badminton player
Chingiz Allazov

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Chingiz Allazov (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a Georgian-born Azerbaijani-Belarusian kickboxer
Elchin Muradov

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Elchin Muradov (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is an Azerbaijani Paralympic athlete competing in the T11 blindness category.
Elshan Huseynov

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Elshan Huseynov (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
Azerbaijani paralympic powerlifter
Jaycee Carroll

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Jaycee Carroll (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality [nationality]
Quote, Lead, nationality [nationality]
he finally received his Azerbaijani passport in April 2012
Rafael Aghayev

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Rafael Aghayev
Rafael Fiziev

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Rafael Fiziev (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is an Azerbaijani professional mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai fighter
Rostyslav Pevtsov

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Rostyslav Pevtsov (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a Ukrainian & Azerbaijani triathlete
Rovshan Khalilov

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Rovshan Khalilov (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is an Azerbaijani powerlifter and strongman competitor
Rza Osmanov

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Rza Osmanov (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
born 26 November 1983) is an Azerbaijani Paralympic athlete competing in the T12 category.
Saeid Mollaei

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Saeid Mollaei (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality, nationality
From May 2022 on, Mollaei represents Azerbaijan.
Spencer Nelson

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Spencer Nelson (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
American-born Azerbaijani naturalized
Teimour Radjabov

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikipedia, Teimour RadjabovLead sentence 1
Quote, Lead sentence 1
Teymur Boris oglu Rajabov (born 12 March 1987), known internationally as Teimour Radjabov, is an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster.
Zaur Jafarov

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Zaur Jafarov (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is an Azerbaijani powerlifter
Leyla Mammadbeyova

Also in Transport Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Leyla Mammadbeyova (Wikipedia)Lead, Azerbaijani aviator
Quote, Lead, Azerbaijani aviator
was the first Azerbaijani female aviator

Origin Of

Azerbaijani Architecture

Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Faig Ahmed

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Bozbash

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Bozbash (Wikipedia)
Dastan

Also in Literature Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Dastan - Wikipedia
Kazim Azimov

Also in Philosophy Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Kazim Azimov (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1
Quote, Lead sentence 1
Kazim Azimov Agamirza (Azerbaijani: Kazım Ağamirzə oğlu Əzimov; born February 10, 1951, Astara, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR) is an Azerbaijani historian of philosophy, culture, sociologist, Orientalist, specialist in the field of history of ancient and medieval philosophy of the Middle East and Azerbaijan.
Istiglal anti-materiel rifle

Also in War and Military Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Istiglal anti-materiel rifleInfobox: origin
Quote, Infobox: origin
Azerbaijan

Site Of

Heydar Aliyev Center

Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Heydar Aliyev Center (Wikipedia)tier 3
Azerbaijan State News Agency

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Azerbaijan State News Agency - WikipediaLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Azerbaijan State News Agency (AZERTAC; Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Dövlət İnformasiya Agentliyi, shortened as AZƏRTAC, from Azərbaycan Teleqraf Acentəsi, 'Telegraph Agency of Azerbaijan') is the official news agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Davit Gareja

Also in Divinity Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Central Bank of Azerbaijan

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Azerbaijan National Aerospace Agency

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Azerbaijan National Aerospace Agency, WikipediaLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
The National Aerospace Agency has been operating as a "Kaspiy" Scientific Center within the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan since 1974, and the Space Exploration Scientific Production Association (CTEB) was established based on the "Kaspiy" Scientific Center in 1981.
Azercosmos

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: AzercosmosLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Space Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azercosmos) (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Respublikasının Kosmik Agentliyi - Azərkosmos) is a public legal entity under Azerbaijan Transport and Communication Holding (AZCON Holding) and successor of Azercosmos Open Joint Stock Company, the first satellite operator in the Caucasus region entirely owned by the Government of Azerbaijan.

Found There

Baku Archipelago

Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Baku Archipelago
Avar-Andic languages

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Avar-Andic languages
Constitutional Court of Azerbaijan

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Constitutional Court of the Republic of Azerbaijan: About the CourtCountry
Quote, Country
The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Azerbaijan is the supreme body of constitutional justice on the matters attributed to its jurisdiction by the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Criminal Code of Azerbaijan

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Criminal Code of Azerbaijan
Law of Azerbaijan

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Law of Azerbaijan (Wikipedia)
Armenian mouflon

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Asian Tiger Mosquito

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Beluga Sturgeon

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Black Sea field mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Black Sea field mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, Azerbaijan
Quote, Lead, Azerbaijan
It is found in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, possibly Iran, Iraq, Russian Federation, and Turkey.
Black stork

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Book Scorpion

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Calomyscidae

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Carrhotus xanthogramma

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Carrhotus xanthogramma (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
Its distribution is palearctic, including a portion of Europe (Portugal, Spain, France, Great Britain, Ireland, Germany, Poland, Hungary, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, North Macedonia, Romania, Bulgaria and Greece), in Turkey, Caucasus, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Russia, China, Mongolia, South Korea and Japan.
Caspian Sea

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Caucasus field mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Caucasus field mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Talysh region in SE Azerbaijan, northern Iran and possibly SW Turkmenistan.
Chondrilla juncea

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Common pochard

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Common Starling

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Corn crake

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Dalmatian Pelican

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

European Eel

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

European Rabbit

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Goitered Gazelle

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Goitered gazelle (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
The goitered gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa) or black-tailed gazelle is a gazelle native to Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Iran, parts of Iraq and Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and in northwestern China and Mongolia.
Goldfish

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Great cormorant

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Grey heron

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Greylag Goose

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Hirudo Medicinalis

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

House Sparrow

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Hylotrupes bajulus

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Little Stint

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Marsh Frog

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Medicinal Leech

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Mouflon

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mouflon (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
The mouflon (Ovis gmelini) or moufflon is a wild sheep native to Cyprus, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, and two separate parts of Turkey.
Mute Swan

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Naked-rumped tomb bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Taphozous nudiventris - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Azerbaijan
Quote, Country distribution, Azerbaijan
Country distribution Afghanistan · Algeria · Armenia · Azerbaijan · Bahrain · Bangladesh · Bhutan · Burkina Faso · Cape Verde · Chad · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Djibouti · Egypt · Eritrea · Ethiopia · Georgia · Ghana · India · Iran · Iraq · Israel · Jordan · Kenya · Lebanon · Mauritania · Morocco · Myanmar · Nepal · Niger · Nigeria · Oman · Pakistan · Palestine · Saudi Arabia · Senegal · Somalia · Sudan · Syria · Tanzania · Togo · Turkey · Turkmenistan · Uganda · United Arab Emirates · Yemen · Libya? · Qatar? · Tunisia?
Northern pintail

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Nutria

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Pallid long-fingered bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Pallid long-fingered bat (Mammal Diversity Database)Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (2)
Quote, Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (2)
Armenia · Azerbaijan · Iran
Persian jird

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Persian jird (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, India, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Turkmenistan.
Quagga Mussel

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Raccoon

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Rainbow Trout

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Red squirrel

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Rock Pigeon

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Sand martin

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Steppe field mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Steppe field mouse (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
found in Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Israel, Palestine, Turkey, Jordan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Lebanon, Syria, the Greek island of Rhodes, Ukraine
Threespine Stickleback

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Three-spined Stickleback

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Tristram's jird

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Tristram's jird (Wikipedia)Distribution and ecology
Quote, Distribution and ecology
Meriones tristrami is found from Turkey in the west, to the Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan), and south through Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Israel to Jordan and Iran.

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Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
View the Source
2. Azerbaijan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox
    Republic of Azerbaijan
  • Infobox, capital
    Baku
  • Infobox: area_km2
    86600
  • Demographics section, 2022
    10,353,296 (2022 estimate)
  • Article text
    As a consequence of the failed 1991 Soviet coup attempt in Moscow, the Supreme Council of Azerbaijan adopted a Declaration of Independence on 18 October 1991 which was affirmed by a nationwide referendum in December, while the Soviet Union officially ceased to exist on 26 December.
  • Lead section
    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.
View the Source
3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Azerbaijan
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)
  • Geography, Coastline
    0 km (landlocked)
  • Government, Government type
    presidential republic
View the Source
4. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level
World Bank Open DataCountry record AZE, incomeLevel
Quote, Country record AZE, incomeLevel
"name": "Azerbaijan", "region": { "id": "ECS", "iso2code": "Z7", "value": "Europe \u0026 Central Asia" }, "adminregion": { "id": "ECA", "iso2code": "7E", "value": "Europe \u0026 Central Asia (excluding high income)" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "UMC", "iso2code": "XT", "value": "Upper middle income" }
View the Source
Wikidata: Azerbaijan
Wikidata Q227, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Caspian Sea (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationBordered By Water: The Caspian Sea, Lead section
Quote, Bordered By Water: The Caspian Sea, Lead section
It is bounded by Kazakhstan to the northeast, Russia to the northwest, Azerbaijan to the southwest, Iran to the south, and Turkmenistan to the southeast.
View the Source
Baku (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Associated With: Baku, Lead section
  • Has Capital: Baku, Lead section
    Baku (US: , UK: ; Azerbaijani: Bakı [bɑˈcɯ] ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and in the Caucasus region.
View the Source
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Armenia
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Bordered By Water: Armenia, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Quote, Bordered By Water: Armenia, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Azerbaijan 996 km
View the Source
Şabran (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Şabran, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Şabran, Lead
is a city in and the capital of the Shabran District of Azerbaijan.
View the Source

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