President: Ivo Josipovic Prime minister : Zoran Milanovic
Population
9,493,600
4,480,043
Life Expectancy
71.320 years
75.990 years
Capital City
Baku (Baki, Baky)
Zagreb
Largest city
Baku (population: 1,116,510)
Zagreb - Centar (population: 800,000)
Human Development Index
0.758
0.862
GDP per capita
$10,300 US
$18,400 US
Literacy Rate
98.8%
98.1%
Corruption Perception Index
1.9
4.4
Percentage of Women in Parliament
11.4%
20.9%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
1.000%
17.700%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Abolished
Political System
republic
presidential/parliamentary democracy
Independence date
30 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia)
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 87.8%, Orthodox 4.4%, other Christian 0.4%, Muslim 1.3%, other and unspecified 0.9%, none 5.2% (2001 census)
Languages
Azerbaijani (Azeri) 90.3%, Lezgi 2.2%, Russian 1.8%, Armenian 1.5%, other 3.3%, unspecified 1% (1999 census)
Croatian 96.1%, Serbian 1%, other and undesignated 2.9% (including Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, and German) (2001 census)
Exports
oil and gas 90%, machinery, cotton, foodstuffs
transport equipment, machinery, textiles, chemicals, foodstuffs, fuels
External Debt
$4,074,000,000 $
$66,300,000,000 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
kuna (HRK) per US dollar - 4.98 (2008 est.), 5.3735 (2007), 5.8625 (2006), 5.9473 (2005), 6.0358 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
2.600%
2.390%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
7
5
Location
Southwestern Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Russia, with a small European portion north of the Caucasus range
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia
Area
86,600 km sq
56,594 km sq
Coastline
0 km
5,835 km
Climate
dry, semiarid steppe
Mediterranean and continental; continental climate predominant with hot summers and cold winters; mild winters, dry summers along coast
