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
nominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4%
Languages
Azerbaijani (Azeri) 90.3%, Lezgi 2.2%, Russian 1.8%, Armenian 1.5%, other 3.3%, unspecified 1% (1999 census)
Spanish (official), Italian, English, German, French
Exports
oil and gas 90%, machinery, cotton, foodstuffs
soybeans and derivatives, petroleum and gas, vehicles, corn, wheat
External Debt
$4,074,000,000 $
$136,800,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Azerbaijani manats (AZN) per US dollar - 0.8219 (2008 est.), 0.8581 (2007), 0.8934 (2006), 4,727.1 (2005), 4,913.48 (2004) note: on 1 January 2006 Azerbaijan revalued its currency, with 5,000 old manats equal to 1 new manat
Argentine pesos (ARS) per US dollar - 3.1636 (2008 est.), 3.1105 (2007), 3.0543 (2006), 2.9037 (2005), 2.9233 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
2.600%
0.800%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
7
6
Location
Southwestern Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Russia, with a small European portion north of the Caucasus range
Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay
Area
86,600 km sq
2,780,400 km sq
Coastline
0 km
4,989 km
Climate
dry, semiarid steppe
mostly temperate; arid in southeast; subantarctic in southwest
