Asia

L'Azerbaïdjan

Azerbaijan

masculine

Going there, being there

en Azerbaïdjan

Coming from

d'Azerbaïdjan

Why

L'Azerbaïdjan is masculine, but it starts with a vowel: French says en and not au, which gives en Azerbaïdjan.

The people

un Azerbaïdjanais, une Azerbaïdjanaise

Official language

azéri

Capital

Bakou

Example

Le pétrole se pompe depuis longtemps en Azerbaïdjan.

Oil has long been pumped in Azerbaijan.

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