Basic information
Republic of Azerbaijan
Official name: | Republic of Azerbaijan Azərbaycan Respublikası |
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Established: | May 28th, 1918 | ||||||
Government type: | Republic | ||||||
President: | Ilham Aliyev | ||||||
Prime minister: | Artur Tahir oglu Rasizadeh | ||||||
Minister of foreign affairs: | Elmar Maharram oglu Mammadyarov | ||||||
Area: | 86 600 km² | ||||||
Population: | 9 million | ||||||
Population density: | 103,9 | ||||||
Capital city: | Baku (Population: 2 200 000) Baki |
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Other important cities: | Gəncə [Ganja] (320 348), Sumqayıt [Sumgayit] (279 086), Mingəçevir [Mingachevir] (99 775), Naxçıvan [Nakhchivan] (71 200) | ||||||
Official language: | Azerbaijani | ||||||
Currency: | manat 1 manat = 100 qəpik [qepik] |
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Exchange rate set to US $: | 0,8031 (December 31st, 2009) | ||||||
Neighbouring countries: | Armenia (in the west, 1007km), Georgia (in the north-west, 480 km), Iran (in the south, 765 km), Russia (in the north, 390 km), Turkey (in the south, 15 km) | ||||||
Ethnic groups: | Azeri 90,6% Dagestani 2,2% Russian 1,8% Armenian 1,5% Other 6,1% |
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Religion: | Islam 93,4% Russian Orthodox2,5% Armenian Orthodox Church2,3% Other 1,8% |
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Time zone: | GMT +4 (in comparison with time-zone in Slovakia, time in Azerbaijan is shifted forward by 3 hours) | ||||||
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Autonomous republic 1Districts: 66
Towns: 77 Regions: 13 Settlements: 258 Rural territorial divisions: 1704 Rural settlements : 4257 |
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Important dates: | Day of Independence October 18, 1991
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