| AREA |
86,600
sq km (33,400 sq miles). |
| POPULATION |
7,625,000 (1997). |
| POPULATION DENSITY |
88.0 per sq km. |
| CAPITAL |
Baku |
| CAPITAL
POPULATION |
1,149,000 (1990). |
| GEOGRAPHY |
Azerbaijan is bordered
by the Russian Federation, Georgia and Iran,
and is divided by the Republic of Armenia
into a smaller western part in the Lesser
Caucasus and a larger eastern part, stretching
from the Greater Caucasus to the Mugan,
Mili and Shirvan Steppes and bordered by
the Caspian Sea in the east. Its highest
peaks are Mount Bazar-Dyuzi (4114m/13497ft)
and Sag-Dag (3886m/12749ft). |
| GOVERNMENT |
Democratic Republic.
Gained independence from the Soviet Union
in 1991. Head of State: President Heydar
Aliyev since 1993. Head of Government: Prime
Minister Artur Rasizade since 1996. |
| LANGUAGE |
Azerbaijani. |
| RELIGION |
Mostly Shia Muslim
although there are Russian Orthodox and
Jewish communities. |
| STANDARD TIME |
GMT + 4. |
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