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| Azərbaycan Respublikası
Republic of Azerbaijan
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Official name: Republic of Azerbaijan
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Political system: Democratic, legal, secular, unitary republic
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Capital: Baku
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Territory: 86 600 sq. km
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Population: 8 202 500 people (on 1.01.2003)
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National structure: Azerbaijanians - 90,6%, Russian - 1,8%, Armenians - 1,5%, others - 6,1%
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Official language: Azerbaijanian. Many citizens in big cities speak Russian. Roman alphabet is used.
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The total length of Azerbaijani land borders is 2,648 km, of which Armenia constitutes 1007, Iran 756, Georgia 480, Russia - 390 and Turkey - 15.The coastline stretches for 800 km and the length of the widest area of the Azerbaijani section of Caspian Sea is 456 km.The territory of Azerbaijan extends 400 km from north to south, and 500 km from west to east. The three mountain ranges are the Greater and Lesser Caucasus, and the Talysh Mountains, together covering approximately 40% of the country.The highest peak of Azerbaijan is mount Bazardüzü (4,466 m), while the lowest point lies in the Caspian Sea (-28 m). Nearly half of all the mud volcanoes on Earth are concentrated in Azerbaijan.
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