Capital: Baku.
Area: 86,600 sq. km.
Currency: Manat was introduced alongside the ruble.
Geographical Boundaries: Azerbaijan is bounded in the west by Armenia, in the north by Georgia and the Russian Federation (Dagestan), in the east by the Caspian Sea and in the south by Iran.
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Climate: Continental.
Religion: Islam and Christianity.
Language: Azeri, Turkish and Russian.