AZERBAIJAN

Locating in the south-eastern part of the Transcaucasian, Azerbaijan has borders with Russia in the north; Georgia in the north-west; Iran in the south; Armenia in the west and Turkey in far south-west. Its area reaches 86 600 sq. km. and the whole eastern side is bordering with the Caspian Sea. In addition to the mainland it composes of numerous small islands of the Caspian Sea (Baku and Absheron archipelago). Population reaches 9,5 million. Business languages are Azerbaijani, English and Russian.

Any time is a great time to be in Azerbaijan, a country that crams nine of eleven major climatic zones into its modest boundaries. In a couple of hours you can go from Alpine high mountains to semi-deserts, or from forests to steppeland. With the country's range of splendid event location options, there's a venue for all seasons. And cosmopolitan Baku has an endless appeal year round.

BAKU