AZ
Azerbaijan
Republic of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan sits in Western Asia and uses AZN - Azerbaijani manat (₼). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Baku
Population
10.4M
Area
86.6K km2
Population
10.4M
10,353,296 people
Area
86.6K km2
86,600 square kilometers
Density
120/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Baku
40.38, 49.87
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Azerbaijan, officially listed here as Republic of Azerbaijan, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Azerbaijan, AZ, AZE, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Azerbaijan is grouped under Asia, more specifically Western Asia, with Europe and Asia shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 10,353,296 people and a land area of 86,600 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 120 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 40.5, 47.5, while the capital coordinate reference is 40.38, 49.87. Azerbaijan shares listed land borders with ARM, GEO, IRN, RUS, TUR, and the landlocked value is recorded as yes. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Baku (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Baku, Sumqayıt, Gəncə, Mingəçevir and Xırdalan. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Azerbaijan, capital of Azerbaijan, and major urban areas in Azerbaijan. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary semi-presidential republic under an authoritarian hereditary dictatorship. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Azerbaijan uses calling code +994, postal format AZ ####, and time zone data listed as UTC+04:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists AZN - Azerbaijani manat (₼), while language records include Azerbaijani. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as AZ. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 26.6 for 2005.
How to use this profile
This Azerbaijan profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
AZ / AZE
Top-level domains
.az
Continents
Europe, Asia
Border countries
ARM, GEO, IRN, RUS, TUR
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
AZ
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Azerbaijan is represented by the AZ country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Baku
Bakı
2,300,500
primary
#2
Sumqayıt
Sumqayıt
341,200
admin
#3
Gəncə
Gəncə
331,400
admin
#4
Mingəçevir
Mingəçevir
106,100
admin
#5
Xırdalan
Abşeron
100,900
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary semi-presidential republic under an authoritarian hereditary dictatorship
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
Yes
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+994
Postal format
AZ ####
Timezones
UTC+04:00
Languages
Azerbaijani
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
26.6
2005