BAKU CITY

the Caspian Sea and

of the Caucasus
region.Baku is
located 28 metres
below sea
level,which makes it
the lowest lying
national capital in
the world and also
the largest city in
the world located
below sea level.
It is located on the
southern shore of the
Absheron
Peninsula,alongside the
Bay of Baku.At the
beginning of 2009,Baku is
urban population was
estimated at just over two
million
people.Officilly,about 25
percent of all inhabitants of
the countrylive in Baku is
metropolitan area.Baku is
divided into twelve
administrative districts and
48 townships.
Among these are
the townships on
the islands of the
Baku Archipelago,
and the town of
Oil Rocks built on
stilts in the
Caspian Sea,60
kilometrs away
from Baku