Head of state: Tuiatua Tupua Tamasese Efi Prime minister: Tuila'epa Sailele Malielegaoi
Population
9,493,600
194,320
Life Expectancy
71.320 years
72.660 years
Capital City
Baku (Baki, Baky)
Largest city
Baku (population: 1,116,510)
Apia (population: 40,407)
Human Development Index
0.758
0.76
GDP per capita
$10,300 US
Literacy Rate
98.8%
99.7%
Corruption Perception Index
1.9
4.4
Percentage of Women in Parliament
11.4%
8.2%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
1.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Abolished
Political System
republic
parliamentary democracy
Independence date
30 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
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
Congregationalist 34.8%, Roman Catholic 19.6%, Methodist 15%, Latter-Day Saints 12.7%, Assembly of God 6.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.5%, Worship Centre 1.3%, other Christian 4.5%, other 1.9%, unspecified 0.1% (2001 census)
Languages
Azerbaijani (Azeri) 90.3%, Lezgi 2.2%, Russian 1.8%, Armenian 1.5%, other 3.3%, unspecified 1% (1999 census)
Samoan (Polynesian), English
Exports
oil and gas 90%, machinery, cotton, foodstuffs
External Debt
$4,074,000,000 $
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
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
2.600%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
7
0
Location
Southwestern Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Russia, with a small European portion north of the Caucasus range
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand
Area
86,600 km sq
2,831 km sq
Coastline
0 km
403 km
Climate
dry, semiarid steppe
tropical; rainy season (November to April), dry season (May to October)
