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Overview - Azerbaijan

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Overview

Capital:
Baku
Area:
86,600 km²
Population:
7,961,619 (2006 estimate)
Language(s):
Azerbaijani (Azeri) - 89%, Russian - 3%, Armenian - 2%, others - 6%.
Religion(s):
Muslim - 93.4%, Russian Orthodox - 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox - 2.3%, others - 1.8%.
Ethnic Group(s):
Azeri - 90.6%, Dagestani - 2.2%, Russian - 1.8%, Armenian - 1.5%, others - 3.9%.