Azerbaijan, the former Soviet Republic, is bounded by the Caspian Sea and Caucasus mountains which span Asia and Europe.

Baku is the capital of Azerbaijan and the commercial hub, is a low lying city with coastline along the Caspian Sea.

The currency of Azerbaijan is Azerbaijani manat and the official language spoken is Azerbaijani.

Indian and Azerbaijan have close friendly relations and a growing bilateral co-operation based on old historical relations and shared traditions.

Azerbaijan produces more than half of the total oil production of the world. The petroleum equipment manufacturing industry also has ample contribution. It has ample energy resources, including major hydroelectric generating capacity and offshore oil. Read More…