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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%.