Azerbaijan Population: 7,868,385 (July 2004 est.) Capital: Baku (Baki) [ Select Another Country ]

An Introduction to Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan - a nation with a Turkic and majority-Muslim population - regained its independence after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Despite a 1994 cease-fire, Azerbaijan has yet to resolve its conflict with Armenia over the Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh enclave (largely Armenian populated). Azerbaijan has lost 16% of its territory and must support some 800,000 refugees and internally displaced persons as a result of the conflict. Corruption is ubiquitous and the promise of widespread wealth from Azerbaijan's undeveloped petroleum resources remains largely unfulfilled.

The Azerbaijani Flag Three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), red, and green; a crescent and eight-pointed star in white are centered in red band.

Rankings of The Most Populous Countries in the World.

1. China   2. India   3. United States   4. Indonesia   5. Brazil   6. Russia   7. Pakistan   8. Bangladesh   9. Japan 10. Nigeria

11. Mexico 12. Germany 13. Philippines 14. Vietnam 15. Egypt 16. Turkey 17. Iran 18. Ethiopia 19. Thailand 20. United Kingdom

21. France 22. Italy 23. Congo 24. Ukraine 25. South Korea 26. South Africa 27. Burma 28. Colombia 29. Spain 30. Poland

Some interesting facts and figures about Azerbaijan. Pop Growth Rate / Year:     • 0.52% Avg. Life Expectancy:     • 59.09 yrs - Male     • 67.62 yrs - Female Phone Lines:     • 923,800 (2002) Televisions:     • 170,000 (1997) Radios:     • 175,000 (1997) Internet Code:     • .az Did you know ... People from Azerbaijan are called Azerbaijanis