The Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (Azerbaijani: Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikası) is a landlocked exclave of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The region covers 5,500 km2 (2,100 sq mi) with a population of 410,000, bordering Armenia (length of frontier 221 km [137 mi]) to the east and north, Iran (179 km [111 mi]) to the south and west, and Turkey (only 8 km [5.0 mi]) to the northwest.
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