Ethnic minorities
| Name: | Azerbaijan (Azerbaijani Republic) |
| Local name (Azeri): | Azərbaycan (Azərbaycan Respublikası) |
| Bordering countries: | Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Iran, Turkey |
| Status: | sovereign state |
| Surface (incl. Mount Karabakh): | 86.6 ths. sq. km |
| Population (2003, incl. Mount Karabakh): | 7 831 ths. |
| Capital: | Baku (Bakı) |
| Official language: | Azeri |