
Latitude: 40.143105, Longitude: 47.576927
Azerbaijan, an important country, the nation and former Soviet republic, is bounded by the Caspian Sea and Caucasus Mountains, which span Asia and Europe. It was the first Muslim-majority country to have operas, theaters and modern universities. Its busy capital, Baku, is famed for its medieval walled city and has rapidly transformed itself into a highly developed modern city, the surrounding villages still remain untouched and archaic.