Azerbaijan

Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Asia.

Flag of Azerbaijan
Flag of Azerbaijan
Outline map of Azerbaijan
Outline, north up

Azerbaijan’s outline includes Nakhchivan, a separate piece to the southwest.

Capital
Baku
Continent
Asia
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Land neighbours
Armenia, Georgia, Iran, Russia, Türkiye
Population
10,246,996 (2025)
Total area
86,600 km² (2023)
Centre of main landmass
40.3° N, 47.7° E
Location of Azerbaijan on a world map (Natural Earth projection).

Azerbaijan at a glance

Azerbaijan is a country in Asia. Its capital is Baku. It shares land borders with 5 countries: Armenia, Georgia, Iran, Russia and Türkiye.

Flag of Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan’s flag is drawn in the proportions 1:2 (height to width), like 51 other flags in our quizzes.

When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include the flag most like it in layout and colour: Uzbekistan.

Azerbaijan in numbers

MeasureValueWorld rankRank in Asia
Populationpeople · 202510,246,99694thof 19529thof 48
Total areakm² · 202386,600 km²111thof 19432ndof 48
GDPUS dollars · 2025$75.94B84thof 18225thof 42
GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025$7,41192ndof 18220thof 42
Life expectancyyears at birth · 202474.6 years92ndof 19526thof 48
Fertility ratebirths per woman · 20241.43154thof 19541stof 48
Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023$300111thof 19126thof 47
Urban population% of people · 202558.6%116thof 19530thof 48
Internet users% of people · 202490.4%53rdof 18017thof 41
Forest cover% of land area · 202314.1%135thof 19125thof 47
CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 20243.81 t65thof 18124thof 47

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Azerbaijan compared with its neighbours

CountryPopulation2025Area2023GDP per person2025
Azerbaijan10,246,99686,600 km²$7,411
Armenia3,086,70029,740 km²$9,474
Georgia3,935,76669,700 km²$9,692
Iran92,417,6811,745,150 km²$3,924
Russia143,513,32817,098,242 km²CIA World Factbook$17,547
Türkiye85,878,556785,350 km²$18,599

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