Country code: AZ
Location: Southwestern Asia
Area: total: 86,600 sq km (water: 500 sq km, land:
86,100 sq km)
Population: 7,830,764 (July 2003 est.)
Capital: Baku
Languages: Azerbaijani (Azeri) 89%, Russian 3%,
Armenian 2%, other 6%
Currency: Azerbaijani manat
Religions: Muslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%,
Armenian Orthodox 2.3%, other 1.8%
Industries: petroleum and natural gas, petroleum
products, oilfield equipment; steel, iron ore; chemicals and petrochemicals
Agriculture - products: , grain, rice, grapes,
fruit, vegetables, tea, tobacco; cattle, pigs, sheep, goats
Exports - commodities: oil and gas 90%, machinery,
cotton, foodstuffs
Imports - commodities: machinery and equipment,
oil products, foodstuffs, metals, chemicals