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Official name:
The Republic of Azerbaijan
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Head of State:
President H.E. Mr Ilham Aliyev
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National Day:
28 May
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Capital:
Baku
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Area:
Total area: 86,600 sq km, Land area: 82,629 sq km
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Land boundaries:
2657 km
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Border countries:
Armenia 1007 km, Georgia 480 km, Iran 765 km,Russia 390 km, Turkey 15 km
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Coastline:
None ( landlocked)Note: Azerbaijan borders the Caspian Sea (800 km)
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Climate:
Dry, Semi-arid steppe
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Natural resources:
Petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, nonferrous metals, alumina
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Land use (1998):
Meadows and pastures:
30.9%
Forest and woodland:
12.0%
Irrigated land:
14326sq km
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Population:
8629.9 thsd.
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Population growth rate:
1.1
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Ethnic composition:
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Census 1999
Nations with Dagestani background:
3.0 %
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Religions:
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Languages:
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Census 1999:
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Literacy (2007):
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Currency:
1 Manat (AZN)=100 Gapik
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Exchange Rate:
0.8581 (US/AZN) (Annual Average 2007)
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GDP: mln. US$:
$ 581238,84 million US$ (2008)
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GDP per capita:
$ 5688,7 (2008)
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GDP growth rate:
10.5 % (2008)
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Total Imports :
7840.1 million US $ (2008)
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Total Exports :
9511.6 million US $ (2008)
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Foreign Direct Investment :
4291.1 million US $ (2008)
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Total External Debt :
n/a
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Inflation Rate:
17.3% (2008)
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Unemployment Rate:
2.2 % (2008)
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Industries:
Petroleum and natural gas, petroleum products, oilfield equipment, mineral substances, metallurgy, pulp & paper, wood & its products, steel, iron ore, food stuffs and tobacco, cement, chemicals and petrochemicals, textiles.
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Electricity 2007:
Capacity: 5.728.000 kWt
Production: 21.8 billion KWh
Consumption per capita: 2582 kWh
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Transportation :
Railways: 2099 km in common carrier service; does not include industrial lines.Highways:21891 kmPorts: Baku (Baki)
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Agriculture Products:
Cotton, grain, sugar beet, rice, grapes, fruits, vegetables, tea, tobacco; cattle, pigs, sheep, poultry, goats
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