Location: The Republic of Azerbaijan lies in the borderlands of Asia and Europe. It is situated in the south-eastern part of the Southern Caucasus and shares borders in the north with the Russian Federation, in the south with the Islamic Republic of Iran, in the west with Turkey, Georgia and Armenia, and in the east its neighbors across the Caspian Sea are Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.

     4.2. Country Name: Azərbaycan Respublikası (Republic of Azerbaijan)

     4.3. Capital: Bakı (in USSR Baku) with a population of 1,807,300 (according to 2005 census)

     4.4. State Language: Azerbaijani

     4.5. Religion: Muslims 93.4%, Christians 3.6%, other 3%

     4.6. Population:The population is 8 347 000 people (January, 2005).

     4.7. Monetary Unit: Manat, (1 US $ = 4900 manat as at January, 2005)

 

6. Territory

     6.1. Area: 86,600 sq km

     6.2. Length of Land Boundaries: 2,646 km

     6.3. Borders with Neighbouring Countries: Armenia - 1007 km, Georgia - 480 km, Iran - 756 km, Russia - 390 km, Turkey - 13 km

     6.4. Administrative Division

     6.4.1. Autonomous Republic
     Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikası (Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic)

     6.4.2. Regions: The Republic of Azerbaijan consists 65 regions, 69 cities, 13 urban regions, 130 settlements of urban type and 4354 rural settlements.
     Abşeron, Ağcabədi, Ağdam, Ağdaş, Ağstafa, Ağsu, Astara, Balakən, Beyləqan, Bərdə, Biləsuvar, Cəbrayıl, Cəlilabad, Daşkəsən, Dəvəçi, Fizuli, Gədəbəy, Goranboy, Göyçay, Hacıqabul, Xaçmaz, Xanlar, Xızı, Xocalı, Xocavənd, İmişli, İsmayıllı, Kəlbəcər, Kürdəmir, Qax, Qazax, Qəbələ, Qobustan, Quba, Qubadlı, Qusar, Laçın, Lerik, Lənkəran, Masallı, Neftçala, Oğuz, Saatlı, Sabirabad, Salyan, Samux, Siyəzən, Şamaxı, Şəki, Şəmkir, Şuşa, Tərtər, Tovuz, Ucar, Yardımlı, Yevlax, Zaqatala, Zəngilan, Zərdab

     6.4.3. Major Cities
     Bakı, Əli Bayramlı, Gəncə, Xankəndi, Lənkəran, Mingəçevir, Naftalan, Sumqayıt, Şəki, Şuşa, Yevlax

 

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