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Population: 8,1 mln. (January 2003) >more

Nationality: noun: Azerbaijani(s) adjective: Azerbaijani >more

Ethnic groups: Azeri 90%; Dagestani 3.2%; Russian 2.5%; Armenian 2%; other 2.3% (1998 est.) >more

Languages: Azerbaijani (Azeri) 89%; Russian 3%; Armenian 2%; other 6% (1995 est.)

Religions: Muslim 93.4%; Russian Orthodox 2.5%; Armenian Orthodox 2.3%; other 1.8% (1995 est.)

Labour force: 2.9 million (1997)
By occupation:
agriculture and forestry: 32%
industry: 15%
services: 53% (1997)

Unemployment rate: Official rate is 1.1% for 2002

Population below poverty line: 64% (2001 est.)

Agricultural products: Cotton, grain, rice, grapes, fruit, vegetables, tea, tobacco; cattle, pigs, sheep, goats >more

Natural Resources: Petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, nonferrous metals, alumina

Industries: Petroleum and natural gas, petroleum products, oilfield equipment; steel, iron ore, cement; chemicals and petrochemicals; textiles

GDP: Composition per sector:
agriculture:22%
industry:33%
services:45% (2000 est.)

Environment - current issues: Local scientists consider the Abseron Yasaqligi (Apsheron Peninsula) (including Baku and Sumqayit) and the Caspian Sea to be the ecologically most devastated area in the world because of severe air, soil, and water pollution; soil pollution results from oil spills, from the use of DDT as a pesticide, and from toxic defoliants used in the production of cotton

Environment international agreements:
Partly to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
Signed, but not ratified: None of the selected agreements

International Organization Participation: AsDB, BSEC, CCC, CE, CIS, EAPC, EBRD, ECE, ECO, ESCAP, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO (correspondent), ITU, NAM (observer), OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO (observer)

Currency: Azerbaijani manat (AZM) Rate per US dollar: 4,930 (December 2003) >more

Time: GMT + 3 (GMT + 4 from last Sunday in March to Saturday before last Sunday in October)

Telephony: The country code for Azerbaijan is 994; Baku city code: 12 >more