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azerbaijan : vital stats
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geography |
: Land Mass : 86,600 sq.km. (33,205 sq. mi.) Caucasian republic on the Caspian Sea, including a 5,632 sq.km. enclave, Nakhichevan, between Armenia and Iran, and the disputed 4,400 sq.km. region of Nagorno-Karabakh currently controlled by Armenia. : Population : (2000): 7,734,015 +0.45% AGR : Capital : Baku 1,946,000. |
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peoples |
: Literacy : 97% : Official Language : Azerbaijani (with 20 dialects). : Total Languages : 16 : Languages with Scriptures : 2 - Bible; 6 - New Testament; 4 - portions; 6 - work in progress |
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economy |
Oil-dominated economy with large reserves under the Caspian Sea. Public Debt 6% of GNP go to Human Development Index. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
politics |
A long history of subjugation by Arabs, Mongols, Persians, Turks and Russians. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
religion |
Official religious freedom is tempered by reaction against ‘Christian’ Russian and Armenian hostility, and fears of Islamist extremism. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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