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AZERBAIJAN : Vital Statistics
Location	Southwestern Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Russia, with a small European portion north of the Caucasus range
Capital	Baku (Baki)
National Day	Founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan, 28 May (1918)
Geographic Coordinates	40 30 N, 47 30 E
Area	647,500 sq km
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
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.)
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
Population	7,911,974 (July 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.)
Religions	Muslim, Russian Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, others
Languages	Azerbaijani (Azeri), Russian, Armenian, others
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.8% male: 99.5% female: 98.2% (1999 est.)