Azerbaijan
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Flag Description
Three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), red, and green; a crescent and eight-pointed star in white are centered in red band.

Currency
Azerbaijani manat.

Astronomy
Today's date is November 8, 2009. There is currently a Full Moon.

Location
Southwestern asia, bordering the caspian sea, between iran and russia, with a small european portion north of the caucasus range.

Climate
Dry, semiarid steppe.

Terrain
Large, flat kur-araz ovaligi (kura-araks lowland) (much of it below sea level) with great caucasus mountains to the north, qarabag yaylasi (karabakh upland) in west; baku lies on abseron yasaqligi (apsheron peninsula) that juts into caspian sea.

Elevation Extremes
The lowest point is at Caspian Sea -28 m. The highest point is at Bazarduzu Dagi 4,485 m.

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Azerbaijan

This is a map of Azerbaijan. The map illustrates the location of Baku and its proximity to Astara, Sumqayit, Yevlax, and the Caspian Sea.

Other countries on this map include: Russia / Armenia / Iran

Azerbaijan News:
Baku mosque attackers sentenced
A court in Azerbaijan sentences 26 people to lengthy terms in jail over a deadly attack last year on a mosque in Baku.
Azeris speak out on mosque closures
In Azerbaijan a number of Muslim clerics are speaking out against the government's decision to close certain mosques, reports Tom Esslemont, just five months after a new religion law came into effect.

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