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2007-05-18 04:24:26 · 4 answers · asked by receb a 2 in Travel Asia Pacific Other - Asia Pacific

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Azerbaijan is a country in the Middle East, north of Iran.

2007-05-18 04:28:48 · answer #1 · answered by azitnay 4 · 0 1

Azerbaijan officially the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Respublikası), is a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Eastern Europe and Western Asia, it is bounded 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 Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (an exclave of Azerbaijan) borders Armenia to the north and east, Iran to the south and west, and Turkey to the northwest. The Nagorno-Karabakh region in the southwest of Azerbaijan was occupied by Armenia in 1991.

Azerbaijan is a secular state, and has been a member of the Council of Europe since 2001, a partner of the European Union's European Neighbourhood Policy since 2006, a member of NATO's Partnership for Peace since 1994, a member of NATO Individual Partnership Action Plan since 2004[1] and a Commonwealth of Independent States's member since 1991. The Azerbaijani people (or simply Azeris) are the majority population, most of whom (about 70%) are traditionally adherents of Shi'a Islam. The remaining Muslims are Sunni. Other religions include Russian Orthodoxy (2.5%), Armenian Apostolic (2.3%), other (6%). The country is formally an emerging democracy, but with strong authoritarian rule........"

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2007-05-18 05:43:01 · answer #2 · answered by shadelandfarm 3 · 0 0

Azerbaijan is a country located west of the Caspian Sea, NNW of the country of Iran. It is bordered by the country of Georgia (to the west). The area is known for it's oil reserves that lie in the SW part of the Caspian Sea.

2007-05-18 04:33:00 · answer #3 · answered by jaowli 3 · 0 0

WIKI says "About the size of Portugal or the state of Maine, Azerbaijan has a total land area of approximately 86,600 square kilometers."

2007-05-18 04:33:26 · answer #4 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0 0

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