Location: South Caucasus, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Russia Geographic coordinates: 40 30 N, 47 30 E Map references: Eastern Europe, Commonwealth of Independent States, South Caucasus Area: total: 86,600 sq km land: 86,100 sq km water: 500 sq km note: includes the exclave of Naxcivan Autonomous Republic and the Mountainous Karabakh region.