Azerbaydzhan
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Republic of Azerbaijan
Azərbaycan Respublikası (Azerbaijani)
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![Location of Azerbaijan (green) and Nagorno-Karabakh[a] (light green).](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Azerbaijan_with_Nagorno_Karabakh_region.svg)
Location of Azerbaijan (green) and Nagorno-Karabakh (light green).
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| Capital and largest city |
Baku 40°25′N 49°50′E / 40.417°N 49.833°E |
| Official languages | Azerbaijani |
| Ethnic minority languages | Avar, Budukh, Georgian, Juhuri, Khinalug, Kryts, Kurdish, Lezgian, Russian, Rutul, Talysh, Tat, Tsakhur and Udi |
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| Demonym | Azerbaijani |
| Government | Unitary dominant-party semi-presidential republic |
| Ilham Aliyev | |
| Mehriban Aliyeva | |
| Novruz Mammadov | |
| Legislature | National Assembly |
| Formation | |
| 28 May 1918 | |
| 28 April 1920 | |
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• Independence from Soviet Union
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30 August 1991 (declared) 18 October 1991 (independence) 25 December 1991 (completed) |
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21 December 1991 |
| 2 March 1992 | |
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• Constitution adopted
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12 November 1995 |
| Area | |
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• Total
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86,600 km2 (33,400 sq mi) (116th) |
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• Water (%)
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1.6 |
| Population | |
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• 2018 estimate
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9,911,646 (91st) |
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• Density
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113/km2 (292.7/sq mi) (99th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
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• Total
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$175 billion (72nd) |
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• Per capita
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$17,857 (71st) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
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• Total
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$39.207 billion (110th) |
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• Per capita
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$4,097 (110th) |
| Gini (2018) | 31.8 medium |
| HDI (2018) |
 0.759high · 78th |
| Currency | Manat (₼) (AZN) |
| Time zone | AZT (UTC+04) |
| Drives on the | right |
| Calling code | +994 |
| ISO 3166 code | AZ |
| Internet TLD | .az |
| Ethnic composition (2009) | |
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| Azerbaijani | 91.60% |
| Lezgian | 1.15% |
| Armenian | 1.35% |
| Russian | 1.34% |
| Talysh | 1.26% |
| Other nations | 2.43% |
Azerbaijan (/ˌæzərbaɪˈdʒɑːn/ AZ-ər-by-JAHN; Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan [ɑzæɾbɑjˈd͡ʒɑn]), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Respublikası [ɑzæɾbɑjˈd͡ʒɑn ɾespublikɑˈsɯ]), is a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia at the crossroads of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is bound by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west and Iran to the south. The exclave of Nakhchivan is bound by Armenia to the north and east, Iran to the south and west, and has an 11 km long border with Turkey in the south west.
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