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Official Name: Republic of Azerbaijan Location: Southwestern Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Russia. Capital: Baku (Baki)
Highest point: Bazarduzu Dagi 4,485 m |
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Population: 8,120,247 (July 2007 est.) Nationality: Azerbaijani(s) Ethnic groups: Azeri 90%, Dagestani 3.2%, Russian 2.5%, Armenian 2% (almost all Armenians live in the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region ) other 2.3%. Religions: Muslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox 2.3%, other 1.8%. Religious affiliation is still nominal in Azerbaijan, percentages for actual practicing adherents are much lower. Languages: Azerbaijani (Azeri) 89%, Russian 3%, Armenian 2%, other 6%. |
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 Dry semiarid steppe. |
 Government type: Republic. Independence: 30 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union). National holiday: Founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaidzhan, 28 May (1918). |
