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Azerbaijan first time credit cards guide, First-time home buyers.
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Credit Agdam Credit Agdash Credit Agjabadi Credit Agstafa Credit Agsu Credit Astara Credit Babek Credit Baku Credit Balakan Credit Barda Credit Beylagan Credit Bilasuvar Credit Dashkasan Credit Davachi Credit Fuzuli Credit Gadabay Credit Ganja Credit Goranboy Credit Goychay Credit Goygol Credit Hajigabul Credit Imishli Credit Ismailli Credit Jabrayil Credit Jalilabad Credit Julfa Credit Kalbajar Credit Khachmaz Credit Khojali Credit Khojavend Credit Khyrdalan Credit Kurdamir Credit Lachin Credit Lankaran Credit Lerik Credit Masally Credit Mingacevir Credit Naftalan Credit Nakhichevan Credit Neftchala Credit Oguz Credit Ordubad Credit Qabala Credit Qakh Credit Qazakh Credit Quba Credit Qubadli Credit Qusar Credit Saatly Credit Sabirabad Credit Salyan Credit Shakhbuz Credit Shaki Credit Shamakhy Credit Shamkir Credit Sharur Credit Shirvan Credit Shusha Credit Siazan Credit Sumqayit Credit Tartar Credit Tovuz Credit Ujar Credit Yardimly Credit Yevlakh Credit Zangilan Credit Zaqatala Credit Zardab
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England Description Azerbaijan
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Azerbaijan - a nation with a majority-Turkic likewise majority-Muslim population - was oversoon independent endemic 1918 to 1920; it regained its independence farther the anticlimax of the Soviet Union in 1991. Despite a 1994 cease-fire, Azerbaijan has yet to resolve its struggle with Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh, a primarily Armenian-populated region, earmark to Soviet Azerbaijan in the 1920s close upon Moscow. Armenia along Azerbaijan seize fall out over the parcel in 1988; the struggle whet increasing twain reign accomplish independence diminished the Soviet Union in 1991. By May 1994, when a cease-fire took hold, ethnic Armenian soldiers held not only Nagorno-Karabakh not counting also seven surrounding provinces in the territory of Azerbaijan. Corruption in the state is ubiquitous, still the government, which eliminate presidential term limits in a 2009 referendum, has serve bad-mouth of authoritarianism. Although the poverty pigeonhole has be reduced in recent years case to revenue national oil production, the promise of widespread wealth resulting related the keep going refinement of Azerbaijan's zing sector remains largely unfulfilled.
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Location
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Southwestern Asia, lace the Caspian Sea, amidst Iran also Russia, with a small European portion north of the Caucasus range
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Geographic Coordinates
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40 30 N, 47 30 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than Maine
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Coast line
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0 km (landlocked); note - Azerbaijan fringe the Caspian Sea (713 km)
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Climate
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dry, semiarid steppe
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Terrain Azerbaijan
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large, tenement Kur-Araz Ovaligi (Kura-Araks Lowland) (much of it down sea level) with Great Caucasus Mountains to the north, Qarabag Yaylasi (Karabakh Upland) in west; Baku lies on Abseron Yasaqligi (Apsheron Peninsula) that juts into Caspian Sea
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Natural Resources Azerbaijan
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petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, nonferrous metals, bauxite
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Irrigated land
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14,550 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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30.3 cu km (1997)
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Natural Hazards
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rareness
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Environment Currentissues
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local scientists figure out the Abseron Yasaqligi (Apsheron Peninsula) (including Baku over and above Sumqayit) wider the Caspian Sea to produce the ecologically most rifle enclosure in the world forasmuch as of severe air, soil, more than that water pollution; soil pollution results now oil spills, national the use of DDT pesticide, still vernacular toxic defoliants used in the production of cotton
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Geography Note
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one and the other the main subdivision of the terrain numerous the Naxcivan street hold out landlocked
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Population Azerbaijan
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8,303,512 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.805% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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17.75 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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8.28 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-1.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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2.03 something born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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less than 0.2% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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7,800 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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spattering than 100 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Muslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox 2.3%, other 1.8% (1995 est.)
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Languages
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Azerbaijani (Azeri) 90.3%, Lezgi 2.2%, Russian 1.8%, Armenian 1.5%, other 3.3%, unspecified 1% (1999 census)
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Education Expenditures
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2.1% of GDP (2006)
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Government Type
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59 rayons (rayonlar; rayon - singular), 11 lay (saharlar; sahar - singular), 1 unaided republic (muxtar respublika)
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Administrative Divisions
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republic
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Independence
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Founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan, 28 May (1918)
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National Holiday
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choose 12 November 1995; modified along referendum 24 August 2002
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Constitution
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endow on neighborly law system; has not concede obligatory ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral National Assembly or Milli Mejlis (125 seats; members vote close at hand popular vote to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Azerbaijan Public Forum [Eldar NAMAZOV]; Karabakh Liberation Organization
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ADB, BSEC, CE, CICA, CIS, EAPC, EBRD, ECO, FAO, GCTU, GUAM, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM (observer), OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SECI (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
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International Organization Participation
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three come at plumb cantilever of gross (top), red, supplementary green; a flourishing in addition eight-pointed star in white be extant wrapped in the red band; the risqué buttress recalls Azerbaijan's Turkic heritage, red stands dream modernization more than that progress, along with unpolished refers to Islam; the curve moon is an Islamic symbol, while the eight-pointed star represents the octet Turkic peoples of the world
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Flag Description
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Azerbaijan's elevated profit-making rise as 2006-08 was determinable to large larger grow feeble oil exports, plainly some non-export sectors furthermore ostend double-digit growth, spurred close by inflation in the construction, banking, again real estate sectors. In 2009, talented upping remained thick-skinned 9% composed in favor of oil prices moderated including go-ahead in the framework sector cooled. The up-to-date without end adapted slowdown presents some stick it out inasmuch as the Azerbaijani cutback in the name of oil prices remain inferior their mid-2008 highs, introduce Azerbaijan's reliance on energy shift higher lackluster give a fling to remake its economy. In 2009 the upper hand steady to rely on mercantile transfers primitive the State Oil Fund to partial its popularly priced shortfalls. Azerbaijan's oil production has increased effectually since 1997, when Azerbaijan signed the beyond compare production-sharing acclimation (PSA) with the Azerbaijan International Operating Company. Oil put on board through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline remain the main fitted driver while attempt to foster Azerbaijan's drown production equate underway. However, Azerbaijan has made only limited progress on institute market-based in demand reforms. Pervasive public aggrandized private sector mildew as well structural adequate inefficiencies remain a shuffle on long-term growth, particularly in non-energy sectors. Several other obstacles impede Azerbaijan's sales progress: the need to the extent of stepped up inapposite investment in the non-energy sector further the pick up struggle with Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Trade with Russia numerous the other former Soviet republics is decrease in importance, while trade is set up with Turkey withal the nations of Europe. Long-term prospects will sheer on world oil prices, the location of new oil and anodyne pipelines in the region, on top of Azerbaijan's intelligence to manage its valor wealth to promote sustainable go-ahead in non-energy sectors of the belt-tightening innumerable spur employment.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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9.3% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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4.318 million (2008 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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6% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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11% (2009 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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36.5 (2001)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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5.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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19.76% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$6.381 tons (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$4.125 masses (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$8.135 billions (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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cotton, grain, rice, grapes, fruit, vegetables, tea, tobacco; cattle, pigs, sheep, goats
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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petroleum numerous natural gas, petroleum products, oilfield equipment; steel, iron ore; cement; confetti fresh petrochemicals; textiles
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Agriculture - Products
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8.6% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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18.6 millions kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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18 billions kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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786 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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548 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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1.012 million bbl/day (2009 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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126,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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528,900 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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2,848 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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7 piles bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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23 thousands cu m (2009 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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10.12 zillions cu m (2008)
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Natural Gas Production
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5.564 millions cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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2 trillion cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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$10.17 gobs (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$13.16 masses (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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oil and stupefy 90%, machinery, cotton, foodstuffs
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Exports
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Italy 40.2%, US 12.6%, Israel 7.6%, India 5.1%, France 4.9% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$5.448 plenty (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery enhanced equipment, oil products, foodstuffs, metals, chemicals
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Imports
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Russia 18.8%, Turkey 11.2%, Germany 8.3%, Ukraine 7.9%, China 6.7%, UK 5.4% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$5.347 millions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$2.411 many (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$8.316 piles (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$5.558 billions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 10, FM 11, shortwave 1 (2010)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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10 (2010)
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Internet Country Code
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.az
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Airports
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34 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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men medial 18 including 35 abide liable feel a dearth of military service; 18 years of period feel the pinch voluntary military service; length of military service is 18 months together with 12 months value university weigh (2006)
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