2. GEOGRAPHY
Total land area: 86600 sq km
Located in South West Asia
Shares borders with Armenia, Russia, Georgia and Turkey
Borders Caspian Sea, largest lake on the globe
3. GENERAL FACTS
Capital: Baku
Population: 8,372,373 (91st globally)
Major religion: Islam
Major language: Azerbaijani (Azeri)
Was part of USSR
Gained independence from Soviet Union in 1991
First democratic and secular republic in Muslim world
4. GDP Contribution
ECONOMY 5.20%
Currency unit: Manat 29.40%
Sub-unit: Qepik
GDP: $90.79 billion
PPP: $10900
Major GDP contribution: Industries
65.40%
Agriculture Industry Services
12. CO2 emissions (metric tons per
capita)
Azerbaijan India USA
5.38
3.5
1.53
Azerbaijan India USA
13. Party to Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate
Change, Climate Change-Kyoto
Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous
Wastes, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship
Pollution, Wetlands but have not ratified any.