Azerbaijan

A Caucasus crossroads nation, Azerbaijan is located on the western shores of the Caspian Sea, between Russia, Georgia, Armenia, and Iran. When it declared independence in 1918, Azerbaijan became the first Muslim majority secular democratic republic, although that was short-lived as the nation was absorbed into the Soviet Union in 1920 and did not declare independence again until 1991. Its capitol, Baku, is located on the southern side of a peninsula extending into the Caspian Sea on the nation’s eastern side.

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Geopolitical, Country