Official nameAzarbaijchan Respublikasy (Republic of Azerbaijan)CapitalBakuPopulation estimate (2015)9·75 millionInternet domain extension.azCurrencyThe new manat (AZN), which consists of 100 gyapiks, replaced the manat in January 2006.TerritoryAzerbaijan is bounded in the west by Armenia, in the north by Georgia and the Russian Federation (Dagestan), in the east by the Caspian sea and in the south by Turkey and Iran.LanguageThe official language is Azeri.Source: The Statesman's Yearbook 2018. Palgrave Macmillan, London Synonyms and related words