| Population :
| 7,868,385 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Age structure 0-14 % :
| 27%.
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| Age structure 0-14.m :
| 1 081 579.
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| Age structure 0-14.f :
| 1 046 270.
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| Age structure 15-64 % :
| 65,20%.
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| Age structure 15-64.m :
| 2 499 618.
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| Age structure 15-64.f :
| 2 630 386.
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| Age structure 65 % :
| 7,80%.
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| Age structure 65.m :
| 242 253.
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| Age structure 65.f :
| 368 279.
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| Age structure est :
| 2004 est..
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| Median age total :
| 27.3 years .
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| Median age male :
| 25.9 years .
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| Median age female :
| 28.8 years (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate :
| 0.52% (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate note :
| .
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| Birth rate :
| 19.81 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Death rate :
| 9.76 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Net migration rate :
| -4.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Sex ratio at birth :
| 1.05 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio under 15 :
| 1.03 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 15-64 :
| 0.95 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 65 :
| 0.66 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio total :
| 0.95 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Infant mortality rate male :
| 83.99 deaths/1,000 live births .
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| Infant mortality rate female :
| 80.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) .
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| Life expectancy at birth total :
| 63.25 years .
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| Life expectancy at birth male :
| 59.09 years .
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| Life Expectancy at birth female :
| 67.62 years (2004 est.) .
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| Total fertility rate :
| 2.39 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| hiv aids :
| less than 0.1% (2003 est.) .
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| hiv aids people :
| less than 1,400 (2003 est.) .
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| hiv aids deaths :
| less than 100 (2001 est.) .
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| Nationality noun :
| Azerbaijani(s) .
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| Nationality adjective :
| Azerbaijani .
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| Ethnic groups :
| Azeri 90%, Dagestani 3.2%, Russian 2.5%, Armenian 2%, other 2.3% (1998 est.) .
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| Religions :
| Muslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox 2.3%, other 1.8% (1995 est.) .
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| Languages :
| Azerbaijani (Azeri) 89%, Russian 3%, Armenian 2%, other 6% (1995 est.) .
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| Literacy definition :
| age 15 and over can read and write .
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| Literacy total :
| 97%.
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| Literacy male :
| 99%.
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| Literacy female :
| 96% (1989 est.) .
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| Government type :
| republic .
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| Independence :
| 30 August 1991 (from Soviet Union) .
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| National holiday :
| Founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaidzhan, 28 May (1918) .
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| Suffrage :
| 18 years of age; universal .
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| Economy overview :
| Azerbaijan's number one export is oil. Azerbaijan's oil production declined through 1997 but has registered an increase every year since. Negotiation of production-sharing arrangements (PSAs) with foreign firms, which have thus far committed $60 billion t.
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| Population below poverty line :
| 49% (2002 est.) .
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| Labor force by occupation :
| agriculture and forestry 41%, industry 7%, services 52% (2001) .
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| Agriculture products :
| cotton, grain, rice, grapes, fruit, vegetables, tea, tobacco; cattle, pigs, sheep, goats .
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| Industries :
| petroleum and natural gas, petroleum products, oilfield equipment; steel, iron ore, cement; chemicals and petrochemicals; textiles .
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| Exports commodities :
| oil and gas 90%, machinery, cotton, foodstuffs .
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| Exports partners :
| Italy 32.5%, Czech Republic 11.9%, Germany 10%, France 7.9%, Georgia 5.2%, Turkey 5.1% (2003 est.) .
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| Imports commodities :
| Founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaidzhan, 28 May (1918) .
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| Imports partners :
| Founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaidzhan, 28 May (1918) .
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| Internet users :
| 300,000 (2002) .
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| Hymne :
| .
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