Azerbaijan: Flag and Facts
The flag of Azerbaijan has horizontal stripes of sky blue, red, and green, with a white crescent moon and eight-pointed star in the red middle stripe.
- Official name
- Republic of Azerbaijan
- Capital
- Baku
- Region
- Western Asia
- Population
- 11 million (2025)
- Languages
- Azerbaijani, Russian
- Currency
- Azerbaijani manat
- Area
- 86,600 km² (33,436 sq mi)
- People
- Azerbaijani
- Calling code
- +994
- Highest point
- Bazarduzu Dagi 4,466 m
- Independence
- 30 August 1991 (declared from the Soviet Union)
- National symbols
- flames of fire
About Azerbaijan
Blue reflects Turkic heritage, red stands for progress and modern life, and green represents Islam. The crescent and star form a Turkic emblem, and the eight points of the star are said to represent eight Turkic peoples worldwide. Fittingly for a country that celebrates fire, its national symbol is flames.
Azerbaijan was briefly independent from 1918 to 1920 after the Russian Empire collapsed, then spent seven decades inside the Soviet Union. It declared independence again on 30 August 1991. Fighting with Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakh region began in 1988 and continued for years. The capital, Baku, sits on the Apsheron Peninsula, which pushes out into the Caspian Sea, and much of the large Kura-Araks Lowland lies below sea level.
Did you know?
- The Caspian Sea shoreline is Azerbaijan's lowest point, at 28 meters below sea level.
- Bazarduzu Dagi, the tallest mountain in Azerbaijan, reaches 4,466 meters.
- Azerbaijan is slightly smaller than Maine.
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Questions about Azerbaijan
What languages are spoken in Azerbaijan?
Azerbaijani is the main language, and Russian is also listed.
What is the currency of Azerbaijan?
Azerbaijan uses the Azerbaijani manat.
Sources
- CIA World Factbook, checked October 8, 2026
- REST Countries data (mledoze/countries), checked October 8, 2026
- Flag artwork: flag-icons (MIT), checked October 8, 2026
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