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Azerbaijan Introduction
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Azerbaijan
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Azerbaijan was once a major stopover on the Great Silk Route, and there
are many captivating sights to see in this ancient country - Bronze Age
petroglyphs, medieval minarets and mosques, the famous carpets. With an
oil bonanza incipient, the capital Baku is fast becoming a boomtown.
| Full
country name: |
Republic of Azerbaijan |
| Area:
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86,600 sq km |
| Population:
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8,265,700 |
| Capital
City: |
Baku (Baki) |
| People:
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Azeri (90%), Dagestani
Peoples, Russian |
| Language:
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Azeri, Russian |
| Religion: |
Muslim (93%), Russian
Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox |
| Government:
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republic |
Head
of State:
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President Ilham Aliyev |
| Head
of Government: |
Prime Minister Artur Rasizade |
| GDP:
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US$28.61 billion |
| GDP
per capita: |
US$3,700 |
| Inflation: |
3% |
| Major
Industries: |
Petroleum and
natural gas, metallurgy, cement, chemicals and petrochemicals, textiles,
caviar, cotton, tea, tobacco |
| Major
Trading Partners: |
Commonwealth of Independent
States, EU, Turkey, USA |
| Member
of EU: |
No
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