Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a Governor-General Prime minister: Stephen Harper
Population
9,493,600
34,300,083
Life Expectancy
71.320 years
81.480 years
Capital City
Baku (Baki, Baky)
Ottawa
Largest city
Baku (population: 1,116,510)
Toronto (population: 4,612,190)
Human Development Index
0.758
0.967
GDP per capita
$10,300 US
$41,100 US
Literacy Rate
98.8%
99%
Corruption Perception Index
1.9
8.7
Percentage of Women in Parliament
11.4%
24.9%
Wealthiest Citizens
NA
David Thomson & family ($13.0bn US)
Unemployment Rate
1.000%
7.500%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Abolished
Political System
republic
constitutional monarchy that is also a parliamentary democracy and a federation
Independence date
30 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
1 July 1867 (union of British North American colonies); 11 December 1931 (recognized by UK)
Religions
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
Roman Catholic 42.6%, Protestant 23.3% (including United Church 9.5%, Anglican 6.8%, Baptist 2.4%, Lutheran 2%), other Christian 4.4%, Muslim 1.9%, other and unspecified 11.8%, none 16% (2001 census)
Languages
Azerbaijani (Azeri) 90.3%, Lezgi 2.2%, Russian 1.8%, Armenian 1.5%, other 3.3%, unspecified 1% (1999 census)
English (official) 59.3%, French (official) 23.2%, other 17.5%
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
Canadian dollars (CAD) per US dollar - 1.0364 (2008 est.), 1.0724 (2007), 1.1334 (2006), 1.2118 (2005), 1.301 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
2.600%
1.100%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
7
18
Location
Southwestern Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Russia, with a small European portion north of the Caucasus range
Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean on the east, North Pacific Ocean on the west, and the Arctic Ocean on the north, north of the conterminous US
Area
86,600 km sq
9,984,670 km sq
Coastline
0 km
202,080 km
Climate
dry, semiarid steppe
varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north
