Population: 7,771,092 (July 2001 est.)

Languages: Azerbaijani (Azeri) 89%, Russian 3%, Armenian 2%, other 6% (1995 est.)

Background: Azerbaijan - a nation of Turkic Muslims - has been an independent republic since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Despite a cease-fire, in place since 1994, Azerbaijan has yet to resolve its conflict with Armenia over the Azerbaijani...

Currency: Azerbaijani manat (AZM, No information)

Data from CIA World Factbook. Click on CIA link for more. Click on map or flag for larger images.