Azerbaijani Republic. Country
Code: AZ. Location: Southwestern Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea,
between Iran and Russia
.
Land Area: 33,400 square miles. Capital: Baku. Climate: Dry,
semiarid steppe
. Terrain: Large, flat
Kur-Araz Ovaligi Lowland (much of it below sea level) with Great
Caucasus Mountains to the north, Qarabag Yaylasi (Karabakh Upland) in
west; Baku lies on Abseron Yasaqligi (Apsheron Peninsula) that juts into
Caspian Sea
. Population: 7,748,163
. Life Expectancy:
63 years.
Literacy: 97%. Languages: Azeri, Russian, and Armenian
. Ethnic Groups:
Azeri, Dagestani, Russian, and Armenian
.
Currency: Manat
.
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