evidence: Azerbaijan is a country in the Caucasus region, situated at the juncture of Eastern Europe and West Asia. Three physical features dominate Azerbaijan: the Caspian Sea, whose shoreline forms a natural boundary to the east; the Greater Caucasus mountain range to the north; and the extensive flatlands at the country's center.[1] About the size of Portugal or the US state of Maine, Azerbaijan has a total land area of approximately 86,600 km2, less than 1% of the land area of the former Soviet Union.[1] Of the three Transcaucasian states, Azerbaijan has the greatest land area.[1] Special administrative subdivisions are the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, which is separated from the rest of Azerbaijan by a strip of Armenian territory, and the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region, entirely within Azerbaijan.[1] The status of Nagorno-Karabakh is disputed by Armenia, but is internationally recognized as territory of Azerbaijan. [...] Mountains [edit]The country's highest peak, Bazardüzü, rises to 4,485 m in this range at the Azerbaijan-Russia border.