Azerbaijan
Capital
Baku
Population
~10.1 million
Currency
Azerbaijani Manat (AZN)
Quick Facts
- Languages
- Azerbaijani
- Religion
- Islam (Shia)
- Climate
- Varied; subtropical to temperate; dry to humid
Culture & History
Known for: oil reserves, fire mountain (Yanar Dag), and Eurovision 2011 winner
Also famous for: mud volcanoes, carpets, and Mugham music
Food: Plov (rice pilaf)
Brief History
Part of Persian and Russian empires; independent in 1918; Soviet republic; independent republic since 1991; conflict with Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh