Population
10.4M
Unitary Semi-presidential system
GDP per capita, PPP
$33,909
in 2031
Passport power
#118
35 visa-free destinations
Top-rated city
Baku
of 9 cities rated
Country overview
- Official name
- Republic of Azerbaijan
- Capital
- Baku
- Continent
- Europe / Western Asia
- Area
- 86,600 km²
- Population
- 10.4M
- Density
- 117.0/km²
- Government
- Unitary Semi-presidential system
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- Driving side
- Right
- TLD
- .az
- Calling code
- +994
- Timezone
- UTC+04:00
Visa and travel
- Passport power rank
- #118 of 199
- Visa-free destinations
- 35
- Total accessible
- 71
Culture and society
- Languages
- Azerbaijani (azərbaycan dili)
- Religions
- Islam 97.3%, Christianity 2.6%, Other 0.1%, Unaffiliated 0.1%
- Currencies
- ₼ AZN — Azerbaijani manat
Key figures
- HDI
- 0.789
- GDP per capita (2031)
- $33,909
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 74.6 yrs
- Internet users (2025)
- 90.8%
- Gini index (2008)
- 33.7
- Inflation (2031)
- 4.0%
- Unemployment (2031)
- 5.0%
- Urban population (2025)
- 58.6%
- Life satisfaction (2025)
- 5.0/10
- PM2.5 (2024)
- 23.7 µg/m³
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 2.2/100k
- Human capital (2020)
- 0.58
Latest news
| Update | Category | Source | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
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