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location:
southwestern asia. bordering the caspian sea. between iran and russia. with a small european portion north of the caucasus range
geographic coordinates:
40 30 n. 47 30 e
map references:
asia
area:
total: 86.600 sq km land: 86.100 sq km water: 500 sq km note: includes the exclave of naxcivan autonomous republic and the nagorno-karabakh region; the region's autonomy was abolished by azerbaijani supreme soviet on 26 november 1991
area - comparative:
slightly smaller than maine
land boundaries:
total: 2.013 km border countries: armenia (with azerbaijan-proper) 566 km. armenia (with azerbaijan-naxcivan exclave) 221 km. georgia 322 km. iran (with azerbaijan-proper) 432 km. iran (with azerbaijan-naxcivan exclave) 179 km. russia 284 km. turkey 9 km
coastline:
0 km (landlocked); note - azerbaijan borders the caspian sea (800 km. est.)
maritime claims:
none (landlocked)
climate:
dry. semiarid steppe
terrain:
large. flat kur-araz ovaligi (kura-araks lowland) (much of it below sea level) with great caucasus mountains to the north. qarabag yaylasi (karabakh upland) in west; baku lies on abseron yasaqligi (apsheron peninsula) that juts into caspian sea
elevation extremes:
lowest point: caspian sea -28 m highest point: bazarduzu dagi 4.485 m
natural resources:
petroleum. natural gas. iron ore. nonferrous metals. alumina
land use:
arable land: 19.63% permanent crops: 2.71% other: 77.66% (2001)
irrigated land:
14.550 sq km (1998 est.)
natural hazards:
droughts
environment - current issues:
local scientists consider the abseron yasaqligi (apsheron peninsula) (including baku and sumqayit) and the caspian sea to be the ecologically most devastated area in the world because of severe air. soil. and water pollution; soil pollution results from oil spills. from the use of ddt as a pesticide. and from toxic defoliants used in the production of cotton
environment - international agreements:
party to: air pollution. biodiversity. climate change. climate change-kyoto protocol. desertification. endangered species. hazardous wastes. marine dumping. ozone layer protection. wetlands signed. but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
geography - note:
both the main area of the country and the naxcivan exclave are landlocked
population:
7.911.974 (july 2005 est.)
age structure:
0-14 years: 26.4% (male 1.063.731/female 1.028.684) 15-64 years: 65.7% (male 2.533.762/female 2.665.381) 65 years and over: 7.8% (male 245.758/female 374.658) (2005 est.)
median age:
total: 27.53 years male: 26.09 years female: 29 years (2005 est.)
population growth rate:
0.59% (2005 est.)
birth rate:
20.4 births/1.000 population (2005 est.)
death rate:
9.86 deaths/1.000 population (2005 est.)
net migration rate:
-4.64 migrant(s)/1.000 population (2005 est.)
sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.66 male(s)/female total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
infant mortality rate:
total: 81.74 deaths/1.000 live births male: 83.58 deaths/1.000 live births female: 79.8 deaths/1.000 live births (2005 est.)
life expectancy at birth:
total population: 63.35 years male: 59.24 years female: 67.66 years (2005 est.)
total fertility rate:
2.44 children born/woman (2005 est.)
hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate:
less than 0.1% (2003 est.)
hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids:
1.400 (2003 est.)
hiv/aids - deaths:
less than 100 (2001 est.)
nationality:
noun: azerbaijani(s) adjective: azerbaijani
ethnic groups:
azeri 90.6%. dagestani 2.2%. russian 1.8%. armenian 1.5%. other 3.9% (1999 census) note: almost all armenians live in the separatist nagorno-karabakh region
religions:
muslim 93.4%. russian orthodox 2.5%. armenian orthodox 2.3%. other 1.8% (1995 est.) note: religious affiliation is still nominal in azerbaijan; percentages for actual practicing adherents are much lower
languages:
azerbaijani (azeri) 89%. russian 3%. armenian 2%. other 6% (1995 est.)
literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.8% male: 99.5% female: 98.2% (1999 est.)
country name:
conventional long form: republic of azerbaijan conventional short form: azerbaijan local long form: azarbaycan respublikasi local short form: none former: azerbaijan soviet socialist republic
government type:
republic
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