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Azerbaijan

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Capital
Baku
Demonym
Azerbaijani
Languages
Azerbaijani
Population
10.1M
Currency
AZN

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Country Information

Quick Facts

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Azerbaijan,[a] officially the Republic of Azerbaijan,[b] is a transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of Western Asia and Eastern Europe.

[c] 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, Armenia and Turkey to the west, and Iran to the south.

Baku is the capital and largest city.

Source: Wikipedia

Country Economy

Comparison vs Australia

IndicatorAzerbaijanAustralia
Access to internet
89.0%
97.1%

Source: World Bank

Notable People

  • Arif Mammadov

    politician

  • Gudrat Gurbanov

    politician

  • Niyazi Ibrahimov

    politician

  • Murad Muradov

    expert

Source: Wikidata

Cultural Heritage

Azerbaijan has 16 cultural sites

  • Palace of the Shirvanshahs(Palace)
  • Baku(Other)
  • Azerbaijani language(Other)
  • Safavid Empire(Other)
  • ... and 12 more

Featured Site

Palace of the Shirvanshahs

The Palace of the Shirvanshahs (Azerbaijani: Şirvanşahlar Sarayı, Persian: کاخ شروان‌شاهان) is a 15th-century palace built by the Shirvanshahs and described by UNESCO as "one of the pearls of Azerbaijan's architecture".

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Source: Wikipedia