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Azerbaijan

The Land of Fire

Passport card

Republic of Azerbaijan

Flag of Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

Capital
Baku
Continent
Asia
Currency
Manat
Languages
Azerbaijani
People
About 1 crore
Size
About 86,600 km²
Leader
President Ilham Aliyev
Free since
18 October 1991
Time
1½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 10:30 am in Baku

⭐ Baku, about 28 m below sea level, is the lowest capital city in the world.

Your Azerbaijan stamp

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Two ways to learn

Learn about Azerbaijan

Find it on the globe

Fly from India to Azerbaijan

Turn the globe with your finger. Azerbaijan has 5 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.

Compare with India

Azerbaijan and India, side by side

IndiaAzerbaijan

Both are drawn to the same scale.

  • SizeIndia is about 38 times the size of Azerbaijan.
  • PeopleIndia has about 150 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 1 crore in Azerbaijan.
  • DistanceBaku is about 2,800 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
  • TimeAzerbaijan is 1½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 10:30 am in Baku.

Test yourself

Quiz Me

30 questions on Azerbaijan, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.

Fly through 30 questions on Azerbaijan

  • A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
  • See the right answer and why, straight away.
  • Score 18 or more to earn Azerbaijan's passport stamp.

Map puzzle

Put Azerbaijan back on the map

Azerbaijan and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 6 back?

IranRussiaArmeniaGeorgiaTürkiyeAzerbaijan

Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.

Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.

For parents and teachers

Free Azerbaijan worksheet

One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.

Open the worksheet

Next stop

Where next after Azerbaijan?