 Azerbaijan
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
40 30 N, 47 30 E |
| Area |
total: 86,600 sq km land: 86,100 sq km water: 500 sq km note: includes the exclave of Naxcivan Autonomous Republic and the Nagorno-Karabakh region; the region's autonomy was abolished by Azerbaijani Supreme Soviet on 26 November 1991 |
| Climate |
dry, semiarid steppe |
| Terrain |
large, flat Kur-Araz Ovaligi (Kura-Araks Lowland) (much of it below sea level) with Great Caucasus Mountains to the north, Qarabag Yaylasi (Karabakh Upland) in west; Baku lies on Abseron Yasaqligi (Apsheron Peninsula) that juts into Caspian Sea |
| Population |
8,120,247 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Azerbaijani (Azeri) 90.3%, Lezgi 2.2%, Russian 1.8%, Armenian 1.5%, other 3.3%, unspecified 1% (1999 census) |
| Imports |
machinery and equipment, oil products, foodstuffs, metals, chemicals |
| Exports |
oil and gas 90%, machinery, cotton, foodstuffs |
| Hazards |
droughts |
| Resources |
petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, nonferrous metals, bauxite |
| Geography |
both the main area of the country and the Naxcivan exclave are landlocked |
| Nationality |
noun: Azerbaijani(s), Azeri(s) adjective: Azerbaijani, Azeri |
| Capital |
name: Baku (Baki, Baky) geographic coordinates: 40 23 N, 49 51 E time difference: UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
| Internet Country Code |
.az |
| Internet Users |
678,800 (2005) |
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