Azerbaijan

Republic of Azerbaijan

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Republic of Azerbaijan Azərbaycan Respublikası
Flag Emblem
Anthem: Azərbaycan marşı (English: March of Azerbaijan)
Location of Azerbaijan
Capital (and largest city)		Baku 40°25′N 49°50′E
Official language(s)		Azerbaijani
Demonym		Azerbaijani
Government		Presidential republic
-	President	Ilham Aliyev
-	Prime Minister	Artur Rasizade
Statehood formation
-	Atabegs of Azerbaijan	1135
-	Azerbaijan Democratic Republic	28 May 1918
-	Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic	28 April 1920
-	Independence from the Soviet Union Declared Completed	30 August 1991 18 October 1991
Area
-	Total	86,600 km2 (113th) 33,436 sq mi
-	Water (%)	1.6%
Population
-	2011 estimate	9,165,000[1] (89th)
-	1999 census	7,953,438
-	Density	105.8/km2 (103th) 274.1/sq mi
GDP (PPP)		2011 estimate
-	Total	$94.318 billion[2]
-	Per capita	$10,340[2]
GDP (nominal)		2011 estimate
-	Total	$72.189 billion[2]
-	Per capita	$7,914[2]
Gini (2001)		36.5[3] (medium)
HDI (2010)		0.713[4] (high) (67th)
Currency		Manat (AZN)
Time zone		AZT (UTC+04)
-	Summer (DST)	(UTC+5)
Drives on the		right
ISO 3166 code		AZ
Internet TLD		.az
Calling code		994

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