Central Asia: Azerbaijan
About Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan - a nation of Turkic Muslims - has been an independent republic since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Despite a cease-fire, in place since 1994, Azerbaijan has yet to resolve its conflict with Armenia over the Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh enclave (largely Armenian populated). Azerbaijan has lost almost 20% of its territory and must support some 750,000 refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) as a result of the conflict. Corruption is ubiquitous and the promise of widespread wealth from Azerbaijan's undeveloped petroleum resources remains largely unfulfilled.
| Vital Statistics | |
| Capitol City: | Baku (Baki) |
| Population: | 7,771,092 (July 2001 est.) |
| Percent below poverty: | 60% (2000 est.) |
| Language: | Azerbaijani (Azeri) 89%, Russian 3%, Armenian 2%, other 6% (1995 est.) |
| Date of independence: | 30 August 1991 (from Soviet Union) |
| Form of government: | republic |
| Title of Leader: | president |
| Natural Resources: | petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, nonferrous metals, alumina |
| Environmental Issues: | local scientists consider the Abseron Yasaqligi (Apsheron Peninsula) (including Baku and Sumqayit) and the Caspian Sea to be the ecologically most devastated area in the world because of severe air, water, and soil pollution; soil pollution results from t |
| Agricultural Products: | cotton, grain, rice, grapes, fruit, vegetables, tea, tobacco; cattle, pigs, sheep, goats |
| Imports: | machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, metals, chemicals |
| Exports: | oil and gas 75%, machinery, cotton, foodstuffs |
| Trading Partners: | IMPORTS: Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, UAE, Iran Exports: Italy, Turkey, Russia, Georgia, Iran EXPORTS: Italy, Turkey, Russia, Georgia, Iran |
Azerbaijan Headlines
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