Azerbaijan
Asia · Capital: Baku
Azerbaijan is a country in Asia, home to about 10.2 million people across 86,600 km². Its capital is Baku. It is landlocked sharing land borders with 5 countries.
Key facts
Capital
Baku
Region
Asia
Population
~10.2 million people
Area
86,600 km²
Density
118 people per km²
Coastline
Landlocked
Hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere
Lowest point
Below sea level
Drives on the
Right
Language
Azerbaijani
Standard time zones
1
Highest point
4,466 m
Head of state
Not a monarch
Flag colors
blue, red, green, white
Flag features
at least one star and a crescent
Land borders (5)
Armenia
Georgia
Iran
Russia
TurkeyAzerbaijan in the game
Every puzzle gives three claims that exactly one country satisfies. Azerbaijan is moderately well known, so it typically appears as the answer in medium puzzles. These are the 24 claims from the pool that are true of Azerbaijan, rarest first — the fewer countries share a claim, the harder it works for you on the board.
- Borders Turkey1 of 8
- Its name begins with “A”1 of 11
- Borders Russia1 of 14
- Its flag features a crescent moon1 of 14
- Its name contains the letter “Z”1 of 15
- Its capital city's name begins with “B”1 of 25
- Has land below sea level1 of 33
- Has a peak higher than 4,000 m1 of 43
- Is landlocked1 of 44
- Is in Asia1 of 48
- Its name has 10 letters or more1 of 48
- Has a peak higher than 3,000 m1 of 65
- Its flag features a star1 of 67
- Its flag contains green1 of 83
- Has an area smaller than 100,000 km²1 of 88
- Its flag contains blue1 of 99
- Borders more than 2 countries1 of 111
- Has exactly one official language1 of 130
- Drives on the right1 of 141
- Has an area smaller than 500,000 km²1 of 144
- Lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere1 of 147
- Its flag contains red1 of 152
- Does not have a monarch as head of state1 of 153
- Lies within a single time zone1 of 177