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Location	Southwestern Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Russia.
Geographic coordinates	40 30 N, 47 30 E.
Map references	Asia.
Area	Total: 86,600 sq km Water: 500 sq km Land: 86,100 sq km sq km.
Land Boundaries	Total: 2,013 km.
Border Countries	Armenia (with Azerbaijan-proper) 566 km, Armenia (with Azerbaijan-Naxcivan exclave) 221 km, Georgia 322 km, Iran (with Azerbaijan-proper) 432 km, Iran (with Azerbaijan-Naxcivan exclave) 179 km, Russia 284 km, Turkey 9 km.
Coastline	0 km (Landlocked); Note - Azerbaijan borders the Caspian Sea (800 km, est.).
Climate	Dry, semiarid steppe.
Geography — Note	Both the main area of the country and the Naxcivan exclave are landlocked.
Population	7,798,497 (July 2002 est.)
Age Structure	0-14 years: 28.3% (male 1,122,340; female 1,082,355) 15-64 years: 64.3% (male 2,441,830; female 2,577,109) 65 years and over: 7.4% (male 228,735; female 346,128) (2002 est.)
Population growth rate	0.38% (2002 est.)
Ethnic groups	Azeri 90%, Dagestani 3.2%, Russian 2.5%, Armenian 2%, other 2.3% (1998 est.) Note: almost all Armenians live in the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region./td>
Religions	Muslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox 2.3%, other 1.8%. Note: religious affiliation is still nominal in Azerbaijan; percentages for actual practicing adherents are much lower.
Languages	Azerbaijani (Azeri) 89%, Russian 3%, Armenian 2%, other 6% (1995 est.)
Literacy	Definition: age 15 and over can read and write Total Population: 97% Male: 99% Female: 96% (1989 est.)
Country Name	Conventional Long Form : Republic of Azerbaijan Conventional Short Form : Azerbaijan Local Long Form : Azarbaycan Respublikasi Former: Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic.
Government type	Republic.
Capital	Baku (Baki).
Independence	30 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union).
National holiday	Founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaidzhan, 28 May (1918).
Constitution	Adopted 12 November 1995.
Legal System	Based on civil law system.
Suffrage	18 years of age; universal.
GDP	Purchasing Power Parity - $24.3 billion (2001 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	9.9% (2001 est.)
GDP - per capita	Purchasing Power Parity - $3,100 (2001 est.)
GDP - composition by sector	Agriculture: 22% Industry: 33% Services: 45% (2000 est.)
Population below poverty line	64% (2000 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share	Lowest 10%: 2.8% Highest 10%: 27.8% (2001)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	1.6% (2001 est.).
Labor force	2.9 million (1997)
Labor force - by occupation	Agriculture and forestry 32%, Industry 15%, Services 53% (1997)
Budget	Revenues: $888 million Expenditures: $978 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (2001 est.)
Industries	Petroleum and natural gas, petroleum products, oilfield equipment; steel, iron ore, cement; chemicals and petrochemicals; textiles.
Agriculture - products	Cotton, grain, rice, grapes, fruit, vegetables, tea, tobacco; cattle, pigs, sheep, goats.
Exports	$2 billion (f.o.b., 2001 est.)
Exports - commodities	Oil and gas 90%, machinery, cotton, foodstuffs.
Exports - partners	Italy 43.7%, France 11.8%, Israel 7.7%, Turkey 6.0%, France 5.6% (2000).
Imports	$1.6 billion (f.o.b., 2001)
Imports - commodities	Machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, metals, chemicals.
Imports - partners	Russia 21.3%, Turkey 11%, US 8.9%, Iran 5.8%, Germany 5.8% (2000).
Currency	Azerbaijani manat (AZM).
Currency code	AZM.
Fiscal year	Calendar Year.

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