maps of azerbaijan

The maps of Azerbaijan can be found on the maps of Eastern Europe. Azerbaijan’s map shares its borders with western Asia. It is situated in the Caucasus Mountains of Eastern Europe. It is spread over 86,600 square miles. Baku is its capital city and also the largest city of the country. The official language of the country is Azerbaijani.

This is a country where majority of the population is Turkic and Shi’ite. However this country is a secular nation and one of the first countries of the Muslim world to establish a democratic set up. This country was also one of the parts of the Alexander’s empire. Another point in time it also joined the Russian federation.

This country is a member of the World Bank and the I.M.F. this country is rich in natural resources and there is an abundance of oil and gas. Oil and gas constitute major chunk of the income for this country. This country is a major player in oilfields explorations.

Another source of economic income is through its infrastructure as transporters of a huge amount of raw materials. Among the tourist attractions Baku is one of the famous cities, it has the famous fire temple. On the travel maps of Azerbaijan Shaki is another tourist destination with shaki khan’s palace being a major attraction on the tourist map.