Azerbaijan borders

AZERBAIJAN BORDERS

The Borders of Azerbaijan define the land and maritime borders of Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan has international land borders with 5 states.

The neighboring countries are Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Iran to the south, Turkey to the west (via the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan to the northwest) and Armenia to the west and via the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan to the north and east. To the east, Azerbaijan is bordered by the Caspian Sea which is classified as the world's largest lake and also as a closed sea.

Additionally, in Armenia, there exist three Azerbaijani enclaves: Barxudarlı, Yuxarı Əskipara and Karki (located north of the region of Nakhchivan) Reciprocally, there exists one Armenian enclave, a village called Artsvashen in north-western Azerbaijan.

Although as a landlocked country, Azerbaijan has no access to the open sea (hence the ocean), it has a coastline of 713 km (443 mi) on the Caspian Sea, which is a lake or a closed sea depending on various definitions and interpretations. Because of its large size and being bordered by five countries, it has (still partially undefined) maritime borders and naval forces by all five Caspian littoral states. Azerbaijan's maritime boundaries with Russia and Kazakhstan have been determined, but the boundaries with Iran and Turkmenistan are still disputed.

Our republic has common borders with 5 countries. These are the Turkish Republic, the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the Armenian and the Georgian republics. The Caspian Sea is in the east of our country.  Our republic has water boundaries with Russia, Iran, Turkmenistan and  Kazakhstan.

The Russian Federation is in the north of Azerbaijan. The length of our border with this country is 390 km. 

The Islamic Republic of Iran is in the south of Azerbaijan. With Iran, we have 765km-long border.   

The state of Georgia is in the north-west of Azerbaijan. The length of our border with Georgia is 471km. 

Our country has borders with Armenia in the west and south-west.  The length of the border with this country is 1007 km.  Historically, Azerbaijani Turks had lived in the territories now called the Republic of Armenia.  However, Armenians have forced them out of their homes.  Not a single Azerbaijani is now living in the Republic of Armenia.  

Azerbaijan has a border with the Turkish Republic in the south-west.  The length of the border with Turkey is 15 km.

From the west, our republic has been surrounded by the Caspian Sea. The length of our republic’s border overland is 2647 km, and the water boundary is 816 km.