Area and Boundaries
- Area
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- Total: 86,600 km² - country comparison to the world: 119
- Land: 86,100 km²
- Water: 500 km²
- Note: Includes the exclave of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic and the Nagorno-Karabakh region; the region's autonomy was abolished by Azerbaijani Supreme Soviet on November 26, 1991.
- Area comparative
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- Australia comparative: larger than Tasmania
- Canada comparative: larger than New Brunswick
- United Kingdom comparative: slightly larger than Scotland
- United States comparative: slightly smaller than Maine
- EU comparative: slightly smaller than Portugal
- Land boundaries
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- Total: 2,013 km
- Border countries: Armenia (with Azerbaijan-proper) 566 km, Armenia (with Azerbaijan-Nakhchivan exclave) 221 km, Georgia 322 km, Iran (with Azerbaijan-proper) 432 km, Iran (with Azerbaijan-Nakhchivan exclave) 700 km, Russia 284 km, Turkey 9 km
- Coastline
- 0 km (landlocked). Azerbaijan borders the Caspian Sea. (713 km)
- Maritime claims
- None (landlocked)
- Terrain
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- large,flat lowland (much of it below sea-level) with Great Caucasus Mountains to the north, uplands in the west
- Elevation extremes
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- Lowest point: Caspian Sea -28 m
- Highest point: Bazarduzu Dagi 4,485 m (on border with Russia)
- Highest peak entirely within Azeri territory: Shah Dagi 4,243 m
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