Capital: Baku Total Area: 86,600 km2 Approximate population: 9,000,000 Location: Southern Caucasus region of Eurasia Languages: Armenian, Azeri, Lezgian, Russian Religions: Sunni Muslim, Shi'a Muslim, Russian and Armenian Orthodox Currency: Azerbaijani Manat Organizations: United Nations, Commonwealth of Independent States World's 111th largest country Maritime boundaries: Caspian Sea Borders: Armenia, Georgia, Iran, Russia, Turkey
Interesting facts: - The Azykh cave of Azerbaijan is believed to be one of the earliest known caves inhabited by man. - The first oil well world was drilled near Baku, somewhere around the end-19th century. - Baku used to serve as one of the important commercial centers on the Silk Road, from Europe to China.