Azerbaijan
40 30 N, 47 30 E
lowest point: Caspian Sea -28 m
highest point: Bazarduzu Dagi 4,485 m
total: 2,013 km
border countries: Armenia (with Azerbaijan-proper) 566 km, Armenia (with Azerbaijan-Naxcivan exclave) 221 km, Georgia 322 km, Iran (with Azerbaijan-proper) 432 km, Iran (with Azerbaijan-Naxcivan exclave) 179 km, Russia 284 km, Turkey 9 km
droughts
petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, nonferrous metals, alumina
arable land: 20.62%
permanent crops: 2.61%
other: 76.77% (2005)
local scientists consider the Abseron Yasaqligi (Apsheron Peninsula) (including Baku and Sumqayit) and the Caspian Sea to be the ecologically most devastated area in the world because of severe air, soil, and water pollution; soil pollution results from oil spills, from the use of DDT as a pesticide, and from toxic defoliants used in the production of cotton
Generally very warm, but low temperatures can occur, particularly in the mountains and valleys. Most of the rainfall is in the west.
time difference: UTC+4
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
