COUNTRY :

Official name : Republic of Azerbaijan

Political system : democratic, legal, secular, unitary republic

Attributes : National flag, National emblem

Capital : Baku

Territory : 86.600 sq. km

Head of Slate : President Ilham Aliyev

Administrative division : Autonomous republic, 65 districts, 69 cities, 13 city districts, 235 urban type settlements, 4270 villages

Big cities : Baku, Nakhchivan, Gyanja, Sumgayit, Mingechevir.

Official language : Azeri

Population : 8202500 men (on 01.01.2003)

National structure : Azerbaijanians - 90,6%, Russian -1,8%, Armenians -1,5%, others- 6,1%.

Density of population, per sq. km : 94,7

Annual population upsurge (per 1000 men) : 7,7%

Literacy level ot population : 98,8%

Average lifetime : 72,2 years

ECONOMICS :

Gross domestic product (million USD) : 6089,9

Gross domestic product per head (USD) : 756,3

Import (million USD) : 1665,6

Export (million USD) : 2167,5

Monetary unit : Azerbaijan manat

Rate of exchange : 4893 manats per USD