| Territory | Neighbours | 86,6 thousand square km (forests 12%, water basins 1.7%,
sown area 54,9%, including 31.1 % pastures and hayfields, 31.4% other lands). The country extends between longitude 44° and 52° east and
latitude 38° and 42° north,
Baku situated at the parallel of 40°. | It borders with Iran (765 km) and Turkey (15 km) on the south, Russia (390 km) on the north, Georgia (480 km) on the north-west and Armenia (1007 km) on the west. | | | | | Distance from Baku to North Pole is 5550 km, to the equator 4440 km. | The length of the largest area of Caspian Sea in Azerbaijan sector is 456 km. | | | | | Big lakes, km2 | Big islands km2 | | Sarysu - 67.0 | Pirallahy - 14.4
Chilov - 11.5 | | Aggol - 56.2 | Khere-Zire - 3.5
Boyuk-Zire - 1.4 | | Agzybirchala - 37.0 |
Big rivers km | | Mehman - 35.0 | Kur - 1515
Araz - 1072 | | Boyukshor - 9.2 | Alazan (Ganykh) - 413
Iori (Gabyrry) - 389 | | Hajygabul - 8.4 | Samur - 216 | | | Terter - 200
| The world's biggest lake -
Caspian Sea (area - 400000 km2; depth – 1025m). | The highest peak - Bazarduzu (4466m). |
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