Azerbaijan

Country in Western Asia

Azerbaijan is a country in Western Asia, with its capital in Baku. About 10.2 million people live there (2025), making it the 94th most populous of the 195 countries. At 86,600 km², it is the 112th largest country by area. It is landlocked, bordered by Armenia, Georgia, Iran, Russia and Turkey.

Azerbaijan at a glance

Capital: Baku
Population (2025): 10.2 million
Area: 86,600 km²
Density: 118 per km²
Official languages: Azerbaijani, Russian
Currency: Azerbaijani manat
People: Azerbaijani
Calling code: +994
Internet domain: .az
Coast: Landlocked

Where is Azerbaijan?

How Azerbaijan compares

Population rank

94th of 195

29th of 47 in Asia

Size rank

112th of 195

32nd of 47 in Asia

Crowding

118 per km²

More crowded than 61% of countries

Similar in size: Serbia (88,361 km²).
Similar population: Israel (10.1 million).
Azerbaijan is the only place that uses the Azerbaijani manat.
Azerbaijani is not an official language anywhere else.
Russian is also an official language in 7 other countries: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

The flag of Azerbaijan

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Its outline

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How players do with Azerbaijan

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Azerbaijan so far, from 81 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

56% right

88th hardest of 176 · 57 answers

Its flag

92% right

138th hardest of 145 · 24 answers

Players find Azerbaijan on the map in 56% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Tajikistan.
Players recognise the flag of Azerbaijan in 92% of tries, one of the highest of any flag.

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Countries that border Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan borders 5 countries: Armenia, Georgia, Iran, Russia and Turkey.

Quick quiz: Azerbaijan

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1. Which is the flag of Azerbaijan?
2. What is the capital of Azerbaijan?
3. Which of these borders Azerbaijan?

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Questions about Azerbaijan

Is Azerbaijan a country?

Yes. Azerbaijan is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Azerbaijan?

The capital of Azerbaijan is Baku.

Which countries border Azerbaijan?

Azerbaijan borders 5 countries: Armenia, Georgia, Iran, Russia and Turkey.

How many countries border Azerbaijan?

5. Azerbaijan shares a land border with 5 countries.

How big is Azerbaijan?

Azerbaijan covers 86,600 km², about the same size as Serbia (88,361 km²).

Is Azerbaijan hard to find on a map?

On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Azerbaijan in 56% of 57 tries, 88th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Tajikistan.

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