| Geographical data
| Territory |
Neighbours |
| 86.6
thsd. square km, (11.5 of area covered by forests, 1.6% water, 50%
agricultural lands, of which 27% pastures, 36.9% other lands) . The
country is situated in 440 and 520 of east longitude, 380 and 420 of
north latitude, Baku is situated in 400 parallel. |
State borders in
the south with Iran 756 km and Turkey 13 km, Russia in the north 390
km, Georgia in the north- west 480 km, Armenia in the west 1007 km.
The length of widest area of Azerbaijan section of Caspian sea is
456 km. |
| Cost line length 713 km |
|
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| The distance from
Baku to North Pole is 5550 km, to equator is 4440 km |
|
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| The biggest lakes are |
sq. km |
Longest islands, |
sq. km |
Sarisu- Aggel-
Agzibirchala- Mehman- Boyukshor- Hajigabul- |
67.0 56.2 37.0 35.0 9.2 8.4 |
Pirallahi Chilov Khara-Zira Boyuk-Zira
|
14.4 11.5 3.5 1.4
|
Caspian sea is
the biggest lake in the eworld, its area 400000 km2, depth
-1025m. |
The rivers
|
km: |
|
The highest peak is
|
Kur Araz Alazan
(Ganikh) Iori (Gabirri) |
1515 1072 413 389 |
| Bazarduzu, height |
- 4466 m |
Terter Samur
|
200 216 | |