Basic Information about Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Republic (Geographical Data) Location: Between 44° and 52° east longitude, 38° and 42° north latitude. Territory: 86,600 square km, 11.5 percent covered by forests, 1.6 percent covered by internal waters. Fifty percent of the territory is agricultural lands, 27 percent of which are pastures. Borders: Russian Federation (390 km, Georgia (480 km) and Armenia (1, 007 km), Turkey (13 km) and Iran (756 km). Capital city: Baku (located in the eastern part of the country, on the Caspian Sea). The Caspian Sea is the largest lake in the world, 400,000 square km, with a maximum depth of 1,025 meters.The length of the widest area of the Azerbaijan section of the Caspian Sea is 456 km. Length of Coastline: 713 km. Highest peak: Bazarduzu at 4,466 meters. Form of Governance  Presidential Republic Head of State  Ilham Aliyev Area  86,600 square kilometers  (About 20 percent under occupation) Population  8,266,000 (January 1, 2004)  50.8% urban, 49.2% rural.  About 13% are refugees and IDPs  Population density: 94 per sq km Currency  Manat (4,860.8 manats: US$ 1, average 2003) Economic Indicators  Per capita GDP: US $879.7  Annual real GDP growth rate: 12.1%  Inflation rate: 2.2% Life Expectancy at Birth  73.3 years (75.1 for women, 69.5 for men) Participation of Women in Governance  11 % in Parliament (Milli Majlis)  9% of Ministerial level positions  9% of regional heads of administration  11% of Ambassadors to foreign countries Language  The official language is Azerbaijani.  Other languages: Russian, Georgian, Armenian, Lezghi Religion  Majority of the population is Muslim  Other religions include Orthodox Christianity, Catholicism,  Protestantism, Judaism Employment  11.5% of total employment is in industry and construction  40.1% in agriculture  48.4% in services  32.3% of the total employment is in the State sector  (compared to 67.5% in 1991 and 46.2% in 1998) UP