Azerbaijanian Republic

  

Capital: Baku.
National currency: manat (from January, 1994).
Resident population (as of the веginning of the 2019) - 10,0 mln. persons.
Borders on Armenia, Georgia, Russia, Iran and Turkey.
 

 

Natural and Geographic Characteristics and Environment Protection

Share in total territory 1, % :
agricultural lands – 55,2
forest area – 12,0
water basin area – 4,5
other – 28,3

Especially protected territories (national parks, nature reserves, wildlife preserves, special hunting reserves)
number, units - 44
total territory, thous. ha - 893

The longest rivers, km (total length)
Kura - 1515
Araz - 1072
Iori (Gabyrry) - 389

The largest lakes, sq. km
Caspian Sea (total area, mln. sq. km) - 0,4
Sarysu - 67,0
Agget - 56,2
Agzybirchala - 37,0
Mekhman - 35,0

The highest point, m
mountain Bazardyuzyu - 4466

Average temperature (2017)
January + 1,80C
July +24,70C
1 Data of State Land Cartography Committee

Main Social and Economic Indicators of Azerbaijanian Republic