Azerbaijan

Republic of Azerbaijan Azərbaycan Respublikası  (Azerbaijani)
Flag Emblem
Anthem:  Azərbaycan marşı "March of Azerbaijan"
Location of Azerbaijan (green) and Nagorno Karabakh (light green).
Capital	Baku 40°25′N 49°50′E / 40.417°N 49.833°E / 40.417; 49.833
Official languages	Azerbaijani
Other languages	Armenian (In Nagorno-Karabakh)
Demonym	Azerbaijani
Government	Unitary dominant-party semi-presidential republic
• President	Ilham Aliyev
• 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)
• Constitution adopted	12 November 1995
Area
• Total	86,600 km2 (33,400 sq mi) (114th)
• Water (%)	1.6
Population
• 2016 estimate	9,754,830 (89th)
• Density	112.6/km2 (291.6/sq mi) (103rd)
GDP (PPP)	2016 estimate
• Total	$167.905 billion
• Per capita	$17,688
GDP (nominal)	2016 estimate
• Total	$35.686  billion
• Per capita	$3,759
Gini (2008)	33.7 medium
HDI (2013)	0.751 high · 76th
Currency	Manat (₼) (AZN)
Time zone	AZT (UTC+04)
Drives on the	right
Calling code	+994
ISO 3166 code	AZ
Internet TLD	.az
The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic is a de facto independent state that is largely recognized as de jure part of Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan (ⁱ/ˌæzərbaɪˈdʒɑːn/ AZ-ər-by-JAHN; Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Respublikası), is a country in the South Caucasus region, situated at the crossroads of Southwest Asia and Southeastern Europe. 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 exclave of Nakhchivan is bounded by Armenia to the north and east, Iran to the south and west, while having an 8 km border with Turkey in the north west.