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Geographical information

• Location: It is located in southwest Asia, on the coast of Caspian, the region between Iran and Russia.
• The geographical location: 40 30 the north latitude, 47 30 the east latitude
• The location in the map: Southwest Asia
• Area: Total: 86,600 km²
• Land: 86,100 km²
• Water: 500 km²
• Borderline: total: 2,013 km
• Boundary countries: Armenia(the frontier of Azerbaijan) 566 km, Armenia (The border of Nakchivan ) 221 km, Georgia 322 km, Iran (the border of Azerbaijan) 432 km, Iran(The border of Nakchivan) 179 km, Russia 284 km, Turkey 9 km
• Coastline: 825 km (Caspian Sea)
• Climate: The natural climatic conditions of Azerbaijan are various, as it well-known that in Azerbaijan exist 9 out of 11 climatic zones. The climate is formulated mainly under 3 influences: Cold air masses flowing from the north of Major Caucasus; The influence of hot air masses flowing from the south of Minor Caucasus; The influence of mild air masses flowing from the Caspian Sea formed near the Caspian sea with 825 km coastline. The best humid and maximum annual precipitation falls in Talish mountains and Lankaran plain. (1600-1800mm), The best arid place of region is the southwest of Absheron peninsula.
• The relief of Area: The average altitude of Azerbaijan is 657 m.. The peaks of Bazarduzu and Tufandagh are reaching to 4197-4489 meter..
• Height from the sea level: The lowest point: the Caspian sea -28 m; The highest peak: Mount Bazarduzu 4,485 m
• Natural Resources: oil, natural gas, iron deposits, metals, aluminum
• Lands: Useful to agriculture: %20
  permanently sown: %5
  pastures: %25
  forested area: %11
  the others: %39 (the information of 2003 year)
• Irrigated area 14,550 km² (the information of 2003 year)
• Natural disasters: draughts; floods in some near Caspian areas, earthquakes
• Hydrography: Surrounded the area equal to 371.000 km² and possessing 75000 m³.volume-Caspian sea is the unique sea placed near the country's border. . This lake is named "sea" being larger and owing to Volga, Ural, Kur, Araz, terek, Samur, Sulak and such kind of rivers is flowing in it .. The average length of Caspian sea from north to south is 1200 km and the breadth of it is 300 km. The average depth of sea about 1020 m, the deepest place is 1020 m, the most shadow place is about 5 meter

Demographics

• Population: 7,961,619 (the information of July 2006)
• Age structure: 0-14 age: %25.8 (man 1,046,501; woman 1,011,492)
  15-64 age: %66.3 man( 2,573,134; woman 2,706,275)
  65 age and over: %7.8 (man 246,556; woman 377,661) (2006 information)
• Population Growth rate: %0.66 (2006 information)
• The proportion of refugee: -4.38 refugee/1,000 population (2006 -conjectural)
• Gender ratio: At births: 1.05man/woman
  under 15 age: 1.04 man/woman)
  in 15-64 ages: 0.95 man/woman
  65 age and over: 0.65 man/woman
  in total registration 0.94 man/woman (2006 indications)
• The proportion of death infant: 79 death/1,000 Childbirth (2006 conjectural)
• Average life expectancy(or period): Total population: 63.85 year
  in men: 59.78 year
  in women: 68.13 year (2006 -indications)
• Average number of children: 2.46 baby/1 woman (2006 -conjecture)
• Nation: Azerbaijan turks
• Ethnical structure of population: azerbaijanian %90, daghestani %3.2, Russian %2.5, others %4.3
• Religions: Moslems %96, Orthodox %2.5, others %1.8
• Language: Azerbaijan %91, Russian %3, others %6
• Literate proportion: 15 age and over
  total population: %98.8
  man: %99.5
  woman: %98.2 (2003 i-indications)

Government

• The name of government: Azerbaijan Republic
  local name: Azerbaijan Republic
  in English: Azerbaijan
• The form of government: Type Presidency Republic
• Capital: Baki
• Administrative Divisions- 59 administrative provinces(or rayons)), 11 city districts, an autonomous republic; Absheron, Ağcabedi, Ağdam, Ağdash, Akhstafa, Akhsu, Ali Bayramlı, Astara, Baki, Balakan, Berde, Beylaqan, Bilasuvar, Djebrail, Djelilabad, Dashkesen, Devechi, Fuzuli, Gedebey, Gence, Goranboy, Goychay, Hacıgabul, İmishli, İsmayilli, Kelbedjer, Kurdemir, Lachın, Lenkeran, Lerik, Masallı, Mingechevir, Naftalan, Nakhchivan Autonomous republic, Neftchala, Okhuz, Gabala, Gakh, Gazakh, Gobustan, Guba, Gubadlı, Gusar, Saatlı, Sabirabad, Sheki, Salyan, Shamakhı, Shemkir, Samukh, Siyazan, Sumgayıt, Shusha, Tartar, Tovuz, Ucar, Khachmaz, Khankandi, Khanlar, Khızı, Khocalı, Khocavend, Yardımlı, Yevlakh, Zengilan, Zagatala, Zerdab
• An independent day: 18 October 1991
• National Holiday: The creature day of Azerbaijan Democratic republic, (1918 28 May by the national leader of Azerbaijan people-Muhammed Emin Rasulzade)
• Constitution: 12 November 1995
• Law system: The civilized law system was based on.
• Affiliated with International organizations and foundations: Asian Development Bank, Black SEA ECONOMIC Corporation, Customs co-operation council, Council Europe, CIS -Commonwealth of Independent States, EAPC- Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council, EBRD- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, ECE -United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, ECO- Economic Cooperation Organization, ESCAP -Economic and Social Commision for Asia and The Pacific, FAO -Food and Agriculture Organization, IBRD -International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, ICAO -International Civil Aviation Organization, ICFTU -International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, ICRM -International red Cross and red Crescent Movement, IDA -International Development Association, IDB -Islamic Development Bank, IFAD -International Fund for Agriculture Development, IFC -International Finance Corporation, IFRCS -International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, ILO -International Labour Organization, IMF -International Monetary Fond, IMO -International Maritime Organization, Intelsat -International Telecommunications Satellite Organization, Interpol -International Police Organization, IOC -International Olympic Committee, ISO -International Organization for Standardization, ITU -International Telecommunication Union, NAM-National Association of Manufacturers, OAS -Organization of American States, OIC -Organization of the Islamic Conference, OPCW -Organization for the prohibition of Chemical Weapons, OSCE -Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, PFP -Partnership for Peace, UN -United Nations, UNCTAD -United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, UNESCO -UNITED Nations Industrial Development Organization, UNIDO -United Nations Industrial Development Organization, UPU -Universal Postal Union, WFTU -World Federation of Trade Unions, WHO -World Health Organization, WIPO -World Intellectual Property Organization, WMO -World Meteorological Organization, WTO -World Trade Organization

Economical indications

• General view to Economy: The basis of Azerbaijan's economy is agriculture, cattle-breeding, industry, natural resources, energy and foreign trade. The suitable climate provided good opportunity for cultivating agriculture crops. Cattle-breeding is important activity after agriculture. There are about 1.7 million cattle and 5 million sheep according to 1992 information. The inhabitants are occupied with fishing over the Kur and Araz rivers and in the area which Kur river flowing into Caspian Sea. Azerbaijan was made to be agricultural country through soviet period and in the frame of central planning strategy. Existing industrial foundations used overdue technology. In the last years Azerbaijan state has taken some measures for eliminating these problems.
• Inflation rate (in consumer's prices): %9.6 (information 2005)
• Labour force: 5.45million (2005)
• Labour force distribution according to the sectors: agriculture and forestry %41, industry %7, service %52 (2001)
• Unemployment rate %1.1 (information 2005)(according to official information)
• Budget: incomes: 3.18 billion $; expenditures: 2.986 billion $ (2005)
• Industry: petroleum natural gas, oil products, steel, iron deposits, cement, chemical substances, petrochemical substances, textile
• The growth rate of industry: %40 (information 2005)
• Electricity production: 20 billion kWh (2003)
• Sources for producing electric: fossil fuels: %86.46
  hydro: %13.54
  nuclear: %0
• The others: %0 (2003)
• Electric consumption: 20.25 billion kWh (2003)
• Electric exportation: 700 million kWh (2003)
• Electric Importation: 2.35 billion kWh (2003)
• Agriculture and Stock raising products: cotton, grain, rice, grape, fruits, vegetables, tea, tobacco, cattle-breeding, pig, sheep, goat
• Sum of Exportation: 6.117 billion $ (information 2005)
• Exportation products: petroleum and gas %75, machines, cotton, Food products
• Exportation Partners: Italy %30.3, France %9.4, Russia %6.6, Turkey %6.3, Turkmenistan %6.3, Georgia %4.8, Israel %4.5, Croatia %4.1 (2005)
• Sum of Importation: 4.656 billion $ (information 2005)
• Importation products: machine and vehicle requisites(or equipment), food products, metals, chemical substances
• Importation Partners: Russia %17, England %9.1, Singapore %9.1, Turkey %7.4, Germany %6.1, Turkmenistan %5.8, Ukraine %5.4, China %4.1 (2005)
• Sum of foreign loans 1.873 billion $ (2005)
• Currency: Manat (AZM)
• Currency code: AZM
• Fiscal Year: Calendar Year

Communicative Information

• Using Telephone lines: 1,091,400 (2005)
• Calling Code: 994
• Radio Broadcasting stations: AM 10, FM 17, 1 (1998)
• Radio: 175,000 (1997)
• Television Broadcasting Stations: 2 (1997)
• Television: 170,000 (1997)
• Internet Abbreviation: .az
• Internet service providers: 2 (2000)
• Internet Users: 678,800 (2005)

Communication and Transportation

• Railroad: total: 2,957 km (1993)
• Highways: total: 27,016 km
  asphalt-paved with asphalt: 12,698 km
  without paved with asphalt: 14,318 km (2003)
• Water way: noneexistent
• Pipelines: natural gas 3,190 km; crude oil 2,436 km (2006)
• Seaports: Baki
• Airports: 36 (2006)