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Azerbaijan is a country in the South Caucasus region, which is the border between Europe and Asia. The capital and biggest city is Baku. Azerbaijan's land borders 1007 km are with Armenia,The perimeter of Azerbaijan's land is 1,645 miles. Azerbaijan has land borders with 5 different countries and them being Iran,Turkey,Armenia,Russia and Georgia. Azerbaijan is the biggest country in the caucuses area. There are three mountain ranges the Greater and Lesser Caucasus, and the Talysh Mountains, together covering approximately 40% of the country. The highest peak is Mount Bazardüzü. Almost half of all the mud volcanoes on Earth are in Azerbaijan, these volcanoes were in the new seven wonders of the world. All of the rivers drain into the Caspian Sea. Half of the land consists of mountain ridges, crests, highlands, and plateaus which rise up to levels of 400–1,000 meters The rest of Azerbaijan's terrain consists of plains and lowlands. Some animals found in Azerbaijan are badgers,Caspian seals,lynx and many more animals. However the national animal of Azerbaijan is the Karabakh horse named after the Karabakh region in the country. The population of Azerbaijan is about 11 million people. The area of Azerbaiajan is about 33,000 sq miles which is just bigger than the country of Austria. Some foods found in Azerbaijan are Kebabs, Plov, Dolma and Piti and many more types of foods eaten in Azerbaijan. A lot of mud volcanoes are found in Azerbaijan specifically found in the region of gallubastan where a little under 50% of the world's mud volcanoes are found. In the past Azerbaijan was a former member and state of the Soviet union and parts of Azerbaijan was also under the Ottoman empire too. Most the country is Muslim and in particular Shia Muslim with around 95% of the country being Shia Muslim. Azerbaijan has conflict with Armenia over the Nagorno Karabakh region of Azerbaijan. Azerbaijans biggest allie is probably Turkey.