Azerbaijan

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About Azerbaijan

Official Name	Republic of Azerbaijan
Location	Located in South Asia
Geographic coordinates	40.3000° N, 47.7000° E
Total area	86,600 square kilometers
Surrounding Nations	South Caucasus bordered by Russia to the north, the Caspian Sea to the east, Iran to the south, and Georgia and Armenia to the west
About Independence	Azerbaijan Gain Independence on 30 August, 1991
UN Membership status	Become the UN member state on 2 March, 1992
Total Population	As of 2014, the total population of Azerbaijan is around 9,686,210
Population Growth Rate	Population Growth Rate of Azerbaijan is 0.85%
Average life expectancy	Average life expectancy of the people in Azerbaijan is 74.2Years
Governing system	Azerbaijan is a presidential republic
Name of current President	Ilham Aliyev is the current President of Azerbaijan
Name of current Prime minister	Artur Rasizade is the current Prime minister of Azerbaijan
Official Language	Official language is Azerbaijani
Religious status	Islam is the official religion of Azerbaijan 99.2% people are Muslims
Per capita income	Per capita income of Azerbaijan’s people is 8,000 US Dollar
Literacy rate	Literacy rate among the Azerbaijan people are 99.9%
Capital City	Baku
Other Major cities	Ganja, Sumqayit, Mingachevir, Khirdalan, Shirvan, Shaki, Yevlakh and Lankaran
Currency Name	The official currency of Azerbaijani manat
Central Bank	The Central Bank of Azerbaijan
International Airports	Heydar Aliyev International Airport Lankaran International Airport Zaqatala International Airport
Sports	The most popular sports in Azerbaijan are football and chess