Since the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Azerbaijan has been an independent republic. The state, however, is always in the crossfire of criticism for corruption and election falsification. Azerbaijan is behind the likes of Iraq and Afghanistan in assessing press freedom.
Important Facts
| Capital |
Baku |
| Office |
Azeri |
Currency
| Currency (Subunit) |
Manat (100 Qäpik) |
| ISO 4217 Code |
AZN / 944 |
Geography
Continent |
Asia |
| Region |
west |
| Geo coordinates |
N 40 ° 8 ‘35.2 ” O 47 ° 34’ 36.9″ |
| Highest mountain |
Bazarduzu Dagi (4,485 m ) |
| Total |
86,600 km² |
| Mainland |
86,100 km² |
| Country limit |
2,013 km |
| Coastline |
800 km |
Politics
| Dependency |
Soviet Union up to 1991 |
| Uno Member Since |
1992 |
Country Codes
ISO 3166 Alpha 2 |
AZ |
| ISO 3166 Alpha 3 |
| ISO 3166 numerically |
31 |
| Top Level Domain |
Az |
| IOC country code |
AZE |
| UN / LOCODE |
AZ |
Communication
| Phone |
1,160,000 |
| Mobile phones |
1,297,000 |
| Radios |
2,610,000 |
| TV |
2,450,000 |
| computer |
410,000 |
| Internet users |
560,000 |
Transportation
| Railway lines |
2,957 km |
| Paved roads |
13,689 km |
| of highways |
128 km |
| Bus |
422,000 |
| Merchant fleet (ships over 1,000 GRT ) |
84 |
| pipelines |
5,969 |
Health
| Number of doctors |
28,300 |
| Daily food intake |
2,510 kcal/inhabitant |
| HIV -infected |
1,600 |
Story
| foundation |
1991 |
| Last sovereign since |
1991 |
Religion
| Overpowering religious group |
Muslims |
Crime
| Prison inmates |
16,500 |
Military
| Forces (troop) |
63,000 |
| Fighting armor |
230 |
| Battleships |
1 |
| Combat Aircraft |
50 |
| Helicopter |
20 |
Economy
| Exports |
Petroleum, natural gas, foodstuffs |
| BSP |
$ 10.286 million |
| GDP |
$ 12,872,000,000 |
| GDP purchasing power parity |
$ 41.880 million |
| Economic growth |
22.2% |
| inflation |
11% |
| unemployment |
1.2% |
| Government revenue |
$ 3410000000 |
| Expenditure of state |
$ 3260000000 |
| Government debt |
9.6% |
| Export |
$ 7.650 million |
| import |
$ 5.458 million |
| Foreign debt |
$ 1,931,000,000 |
| Gold and currency reserves |
$ 1,626,000,000 |
| Electricity consumption |
24,830 million KWh |
| Gas Reserves |
849,500 million m³ |
| Gas production |
4,890 million m³ |
| Gas consumption |
9,580 million m³ |
| Oil Reserves |
589 million m³ |
| Oil production |
516,000 million m³ |
| Oil consumption |
130,000 million m³ |
| Cropland |
23,19% |
| Bovine |
2,360,000 pieces |
| Sheep |
7,460,000 pieces |
| Fishing |
11,500 t |
Demographic Information
| Population |
7,961,700 |
| Population in cities |
4,032,000 |
| Average age |
27.7 years |
| 0-14 years |
25.8% |
| 15-64 years |
66.3% |
| > 65 years |
7.9% |
| Population growth |
0.66% |
| birth |
20.4 / 1,000 inhabitants |
| Death rate |
9.75 / 1,000 population |
| migration |
-4.38 / 1,000 population |
| Male / female ratio |
0.94 |
| fertility |
2.46 children / woman |
| Infant mortality |
79 ‰ |
| Life expectancy men |
59.78 years |
| Lebenserwartug women |
68.13 years |
