City: Azerbaijan
Capital
and largest city: Baku
40°25′N 49°50′E / 40.417°N 49.833°E / 40.417; 49.833
Official languages: Azerbaijani
Ethnic minority languages: Avar, Budukh, Georgian, Juhuri, Khinalug, Kryts, Kurdish, Lezgian, Russian, Rutul, Talysh, Tat, Tsakhur and Udi
Ethnic groups (2009): 91.60% Azerbaijani
2.02% Lezgian
1.35% Armenian
1.34% Russian
1.26% Talysh
2.43% others
Demonym: Azerbaijani
Government: Unitary dominant-party semi-presidential republic
• President: Ilham Aliyev
• Vice President: Mehriban Aliyeva
• Prime Minister: Artur Rasizade
Legislature: National Assembly
Formation• Democratic Republic: 28 May 1918
• Soviet Socialist Republic: 28 April 1920
• Independence from Soviet Union: 30 August 1991 (declared)
18 October 1991 (independence)
25 December 1991 (completed)
• Full membership into the CIS: 21 December 1991
• Admitted to the United Nations: 2 March 1992
• Constitution adopted: 12 November 1995
Area• Total: 86,600 km (33,400 sq mi) (111th)
• Water (%): 1.6
Population• 2017 estimate: 9,867,250 (91st)
• Density: 113/km (292.7/sq mi) (99th)
GDP (PPP): 2018 estimate
• Total: $175 billion (72nd)
• Per capita: $17,857 (71st)
GDP (nominal): 2018 estimate
• Total: $41 billion
• Per capita: $5859
Gini (2008): 31.8
medium
HDI (2015): 0.759
high · 78th
Currency: Manat (₼) (AZN)
Time zone: AZT (UTC+04)
Drives on the: right
Calling code: +994
ISO 3166 code: AZ
Internet TLD: .az
Top Things to do in Azerbaijan
The 5 Best Historic Walking Areas in Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan
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Azerbaijan (/ˌæzərbaɪˈdʒɑːn/ AZ-ər-by-JAHN; Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan [ɑzæɾbɑjˈd͡ʒɑn]), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Respublikası [ɑzæɾbɑjˈd͡ʒɑn ɾespublikɑˈsɯ]), is a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia at the crossroads of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is bound by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west and Iran to the south. The exclave of Nakhchivan is bound by Armenia to the north and east, Iran to the south and west, and has an 11 km long border with Turkey in the north west.
Restaurants in Azerbaijan
1. Neftchilar Avenue
2. Boom Town
3. Azneft Square
4. Huseynov Kuc
Lahic Azerbaijan
5. Chukhur Gabala
Qabala Azerbaijan http://visitgabala.com/attractions/amusement-2/
