People Azerbaijan
| Population: |
7,961,619 (July 2006 est.) |
| Age structure: |
0-14 years: 25.8% (male 1,046,501/female 1,011,492)
15-64 years: 66.3% (male 2,573,134/female 2,706,275)
65 years and over: 7.8% (male 246,556/female 377,661) (2006 est.) |
| Map references: |
Asia |
| Area: |
total: 86,600 sq km
land: 86,100 sq km
water: 500 sq km
note: includes the exclave of Naxcivan Autonomous Republic and the Nagorno-Karabakh region; the region's autonomy was abolished by Azerbaijani Supreme Soviet on 26 November 1991 |
| Median age: |
total: 27.7 years
male: 26.3 years
female: 29.2 years (2006 est.) |
| Population growth rate: |
0.66% (2006 est.) |
| Birth rate: |
20.74 births/1,000 population (2006 est.) |
| Death rate: |
9.75 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.) |
| Ethnic groups: |
Azeri 90.6%, Dagestani 2.2%, Russian 1.8%, Armenian 1.5%, other 3.9% (1999 census)
note: almost all Armenians live in the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region |
| Religions: |
Muslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox 2.3%, other 1.8% (1995 est.)
note: religious affiliation is still nominal in Azerbaijan; percentages for actual practicing adherents are much lower |
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