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[email protected] Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the South Caucasus region located at the crossroads of Asia and Europe, western shore of the Caspian Àçåðáàéäæàíñêàÿ Ðåñïóáëèêà - ñàìàÿ áîëüøàÿ ñòðàíà Þæíîãî Sea. It is bounded by Russian Êàâêàçà, íàõîäèòñÿ íà ïåðåñå÷åíèè Àçèè è Åâðîïû, íà çàïàäíîì Federation to the north, Georgia to the ïîáåðåæüå Êàñïèéñêîãî ìîðÿ. Íà ñåâåðå ñòðàíà ãðàíè÷èò ñ Ðîñ- northwest, Armenia to the west, Islamic ñèéñêîé Ôåäåðàöèåé, íà ñåâåðî-çàïàäå - ñ Ãðóçèåé, íà çàïàäå - ñ Republic of Iran to the south and Àðìåíèåé, íà þãå - ñ Èñëàìñêîé Ðåñïóáëèêîé Èðàí, íà þãî-çàïàäå - ñ Òóðöèåé.