Official name:

The Republic of Azerbaijan

Head of State:

President H.E. Mr Ilham Aliyev

National day:

28 May

Capital:

Baku

Area:

Total area: 86,600 sq km, Land area: 82,658 sq km

Land boundaries:

2657 km

Border countries:

Armenia 1007 km, Georgia 480 km, Iran 765 km,Russia 390 km, Turkey 15 km

Coastline:

None ( landlocked)Note: Azerbaijan borders the Caspian Sea (800 km)

Climate:

Dry, Semi-arid steppe

Natural resources:

Petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, nonferrous metals, alumina

Land use:

Arable land:                                  21.8%

Permanent crops:                          2.6%

Meadows and pastures:               30.7%

Forest and woodland:                  12.0%

Other:                                           32.9%

Irrigated land:                              14244 sq km

Population:

9235.1 thsd.

Population growth rate:

1.4

Ethnic composition:

Azeri:                                                        91.6 %

Census 2009

Nations with  Dagestani background:        2.7 %

Russians:                                                   1.3 %

Others:                                                       4.4 %

Religions:

Muslim                                                       95.7 %

Russian orthodox                                       2.5 %

Others                                                        1.8 %

Languages:

Azeri                                                         92.5 %

Census 2009

Russian                                                      1.4 %

Other                                                          6.1 %

Literacy: 2011

Total                                                          99.8 %

Male                                                          99.9 %

Female                                                      99.7 %

Currency:

1 Manat (AZN)=100 Gapik

Exchange rate:

0.79 (US/AZN) (Annual Average 2011)

GDP: mln. US$

$ 63402,5 million US$ (2011)

GDP per capita:

$ 7003,4 (2011)

GDP Growth Rate:

0.1 % (2011)

Total Imports:

9756,0 million US $ (2011)

Total Exports:

26570,9 million US $ (2011)

Foreign Direct Investment:

4293.8 million US $ (2011)

Total External Debt:

5818.2 million US $ (2011)

Inflation Rate:

7.9% (2011)

Unemployment Rate:

5.4 % (2011)

Industries:

Petroleum and natural gas, petroleum products, oilfield equipment, mineral substances, metallurgy, pulp & paper, wood & its products, steel, iron ore, food stuffs and tobacco, cement, chemicals and petrochemicals, textiles.

Electricity: 2011

Capacity: 6.250 MWt

Production: 20.3 billion KWh

Consumption per capita: 1728.0  kWh

Transportation:

Railways: 2079 km in common carrier service; does not include industrial lines.Highways:18986 km Ports: Baku (Baki)

Airstrips: 69

Agriculture Products:

Cotton, grain, sugar beet, rice, grapes, fruits, vegetables, tea, tobacco; cattle, sheep, poultry, goats