آذربایجؤن ({{IPAc-en|audio=en-us-Azerbaijan.ogg|ˌ|æ|z|ər|b|aɪ|ˈ|dʒ|ɑː|n}}، رسماً آذربایجؤن جومهوری قفقاز پیلته کیشوره که آسیای غرب و اوروپای جونوب چهارراه میئن قرار بیته.
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{{respell|AZ|ər-by|JAHN|'}}; {{lang-az|Azərbaycan}}), officially the '''Republic of Azerbaijan''' ({{lang-az|Azərbaycan Respublikası}}) is the largest country in the [[Caucasus]] region located at the crossroads of [[Western Asia]] and [[Eastern Europe]].<ref>Azerbaijan may be considered to be in [[Asia]] and/or [[Europe]]. The [[United Nations]] [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm classification of world regions] places Azerbaijan in Western Asia; the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] [[CIA World Factbook|World Factbook]] [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/aj.html CIA.gov], [http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/index.html?Parent=asia&Rootmap=azerba&Mode=d&SubMode=w NationalGeographic.com], and ''[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/46781/Azerbaijan Encyclopædia Britannica]'' also place Georgia in Asia. Conversely, numerous sources place Azerbaijan in Europe such as the [[BBC]] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_profiles/1235976.stm NEWS.bbc.co.uk], ''[http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/Azerbaijan Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary]'', and [http://worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/eu.htm Worldatlas.com].</ref> It is bounded by the [[Caspian Sea]] to the east, [[Russia]] to the north, [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] to the northwest, [[Armenia]] to the west and [[Iran]] to the south. The [[exclave]] of [[Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic|Nakhchivan]] is bounded by Armenia to the north and east, Iran to the south and west, while having a short borderline with [[Turkey]] to the northwest.
