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Azerbaijan is located in far eastern Europe, sharing its western border with Armenia, its northern border with Georgia and Russia, and its southern border with Iran. The capital city is Baku.

Basic Facts & Information on Azerbaijan





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  • Population: 7,911,9748,120,247 (July 2007 est.)
  • Land Area: 86,100 sq km
  • Capital City: Baku
  • Languages: Azeri,  Russian,  Armenian
  • Religions: 2.3% Armenian Orthodox, 93.4% Muslim, 2.5% Russian Orthodox, 1.8% other
  • Government: republic
  • Date of independence: 8/30/1991
  • GDP: $59.71 billion (2006 est.)

These data are from the World Factbook


  • Visit the Azerbaijan country page of MSU's globalEDGE.


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  • Erik Herron's Guide to Eurasia and the Baltics on the Web - Azerbaijan Links - Erik Herron's guide is "intended to facilitate research on political and economic developments in the former Soviet Union." This section on Azerbaijan lists links to various government and non-government organizations in that country.
  • Azerbaijan Online - Azerbaijan Online is an internet service provider in Azerbaijan. Its website is also a portal to Azerbaijani resources on the web, featuring an Azerbaijani search engine. Site is in English and Russian.


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