The Republic of Azerbaijan occupies the southeast part of the Caucasus isthmus and its small southern part. It covers the southeast of the Greater Caucasus, a part of the Lesser Caucasus, the Talysh Mountains with the vast Kura-Araks depression in between. Geographically the republic is located within the limits of the part of Eurasia, which is closely connected with the Aral -Caspian depression and is located near the conventional border between Europe and Asia.

In addition to the continental part, the republic's territory also includes several islands located along the Caspian coastline...