Geographical position: Azerbaijan is located in Southwestern Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Russia, with a small European portion north of the Caucasus range.
The country’s climate is dry, semiarid steppe.
Languages: Azerbaijani (Azeri) 89%, Russian 3%, Armenian 2%, other 6%.
Baku is the capital of Azerbaijan.
Surface: 86,600 sq km
Population: 7,911,974
System of government: republic
Capital: Baku
Religion: Muslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox 2.3%, other 1.8% (1995 est.)
note: religious affiliation is still nominal in Azerbaijan; percentages for actual practicing adherents are much lower
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Ganca |
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