General information |
| Establishment date
|
28 May 1918
|
| Independence Day
|
18 October 1991
|
| Date of joining to
the organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe |
30 January 1992
|
| Date of joining to
the United Nations |
2 March 1992
|
| Date of joining to
GIS |
19 September 1995
|
| Date of joining to
Council of Europe |
17 January 2001
|
| Territory, thsd.
square km |
86,6 |
| Number of population,
thsd. person |
|
| (at the beginning of
2001 year) |
8081,0 |
| Population density,
per km2 |
93.3 |
| Capital |
Baku |
| Official language
|
azerbaijanian
|
| Monetary unit
|
manat |
| Exchange rate set of
manat to US $ (31.12.2000) |
4565
|