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Azerbaijan
Formal Name:
Azerbaijani Republic
Local Name:
Azerbaijan
Local Formal Name:
Azarbaycan Respublikasi
United Nations CIS
Location: Europe
Status: UN Country
Capital City: Baku
Main Cities: Gyandzha
Population: 7,391,000
Area: 87,000 km2
Currency: 1 manat = 100 gopik
Languages: Azerbaijani (Turkish), Russian
Religions: Shiá Muslim
More about Azerbaijan: a republic in NW Asia: the region was acquired by Russia from Persia in the early 19th century; became the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic in 1936 and gained independence in 1991; consists of dry subtropical steppes around the Aras and Kura rivers, surrounded by the Caucasus; contains the extensive Baku oilfields. Language: Azerbaijani (or Azeri). Religion: Shiite Muslim. Currency: manat. Capital: Baku. Pop.: Pop.: 8 447 000 (2004 est.). Area: 86 600 sq. km (33 430 sq. miles)