Passport card
Republic 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.
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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
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?
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.
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