Azerbaijan

"Azerbaijan is famous for drilling oil and natural gas for the Soviet Union back when it was a Soviet republic, but now they can drill for themselves, and for anyone in nearby countries, and rarely, in faraway countries. Can't believe when the Russians were trying to take back its oil fields."

--Su Ji-Hoon, Edelweiss

Azerbaijan (/ˌæzərbaɪˈdʒɑːn, ˌɑːzər-, -ˈdʒæn/ A(H)Z-ər-by-JA(H)N; Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan [ɑzæɾbɑjˈd͡ʒɑn]), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Respublikası [ɑzæɾbɑjˈd͡ʒɑn ɾespublikɑˈsɯ]), is a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia at the crossroads of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is bound by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west and Iran to the south. The exclave of Nakhchivan is bound by Armenia to the north and east, Iran to the south and west, and has an 11 km long border with Turkey in the north west.