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 – 67.0Aggol – 56.2

Agzybirchala – 37.0

Mehman – 35.0

Boyukshor – 9.2

Hajygabul – 8.4

The world’s biggest lake -
Caspian Sea (area – 400000 km2; depth – 1025m).

 Pirallahy – 14.4
Chilov – 11.5
Khere-Zire – 3.5
Boyuk-Zire – 1.4
Big rivers km
Kur – 1515
Araz – 1072
Alazan (Ganykh) – 413
Iori (Gabyrry) – 389
Samur – 216
Terter – 200
The highest peak - Bazarduzu
(4466m).