Azerbaijan
- Official Name:
- Republic of Azerbaijan (Azerbaijan)
- Area:
- 86.600 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 8.120.247 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 0 km. None
- Capital:
- Baku (Baki, Baky)
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Baku (Baki)
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: None
- Exclusive economic zone: None
- Continental shelf: None
- Political divisions:
- 59 rayons (rayonlar; rayon - singular), 11 cities (saharlar; sahar - singular), 1 autonomous republic (muxtar respublika) rayons: Abseron Rayonu, Agcabadi Rayonu, Agdam Rayonu, Agdas Rayonu, Agstafa Rayonu, Agsu Rayonu, Astara Rayonu, Balakan Rayonu, Barda Rayonu, Beylaqan Rayonu, Bilasuvar Rayonu, Cabrayil Rayonu, Calilabad Rayonu, Daskasan Rayonu, Davaci Rayonu, Fuzuli Rayonu, Gadabay Rayonu, Goranboy Rayonu, Goycay Rayonu, Haciqabul Rayonu, Imisli Rayonu, Ismayilli Rayonu, Kalbacar Rayonu, Kurdamir Rayonu, Lacin Rayonu, Lankaran Rayonu, Lerik Rayonu, Masalli Rayonu, Neftcala Rayonu, Oguz Rayonu, Qabala Rayonu, Qax Rayonu, Qazax Rayonu, Qobustan Rayonu, Quba Rayonu, Qubadli Rayonu, Qusar Rayonu, Saatli Rayonu, Sabirabad Rayonu, Saki Rayonu, Salyan Rayonu, Samaxi Rayonu, Samkir Rayonu, Samux Rayonu, Siyazan Rayonu, Susa Rayonu, Tartar Rayonu, Tovuz Rayonu, Ucar Rayonu, Xacmaz Rayonu, Xanlar Rayonu, Xizi Rayonu, Xocali Rayonu, Xocavand Rayonu, Yardimli Rayonu, Yevlax Rayonu, Zangilan Rayonu, Zaqatala Rayonu, Zardab Rayonu. Cities: Ali Bayramli Sahari, Baki Sahari, Ganca Sahari, Lankaran Sahari, Mingacevir Sahari, Naftalan Sahari, Saki Sahari, Sumqayit Sahari, Susa Sahari, Xankandi Sahari, Yevlax Sahari autonomous republic: Naxcivan Muxtar Respublikasi
- Language(s):
- Azerbaijani (Azeri) 90,3%, Lezgi 2,2%, Russian 1,8%, Armenian 1,5%, other 3,3%, unspecified 1% (1999 census)
- National holiday:
- Founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan, 28 May (1918)
- Nationality:
- Azerbaijani(s), Azeri(s)
- Official time:
- UTC 4.
- Member of:
- AsDB, BSEC, CE, CIS, EAPC, EBRD, ECO, FAO, GCTU, GUAM, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM (observer), OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SECI (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
- Internet country code:
- .az
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Azerbaijani manat (AZM) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD7.500 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 14.250.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 34,5% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2002 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 14,1%
- Industry: 45,7%
- Services: 40,2%
- Labor force:
- 5.191.000 (2006 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (2001):
-
- Agriculture 41%
- Industry: 7%
- Services 52%
- Unemployment rate:
- 1,2% (2006 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 8% (2006 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- 44,9% del PIB (2006 est.)
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD6.008.000.000
- Expenditures: USD5.804.000.000
- Public debt:
- 10,4% of GDP (2006 est.)
- Current account balance:
- USD 2.737.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 12.510.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Oil and gas 90%, machinery, cotton, foodstuffs
- Exports - Partners:
- Italy 30,3%, France 9,4%, Russia 6,6%, Turkey 6,3%, Turkmenistan 6,3%, Georgia 4,8%, Israel 4,5%, Croatia 4,1% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 5.176.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Machinery and equipment, oil products, foodstuffs, metals, chemicals
- Imports - partners:
- Russia 17%, UK 9,1%, Singapore 9,1%, Turkey 7,4%, Germany 6,1%, Turkmenistan 5,8%, Ukraine 5,4%, China 4,1% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- USD 1.800.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Debt - external:
- USD 2.483.000.000 (2006)
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