Azerbaijan

President: Ilham Aliyev (2003)

Prime Minister: Artur Rasizade (2003)

Land area: 33,436 sq mi (86,600 sq km); total area: 33,436 sq mi (86,600 sq km)

Population (2010 est.): 8,303,512 (growth rate: 0.8%); birth rate: 17.7/1000; infant mortality rate: 52.8/1000; life expectancy: 67.0; density per sq mi: 243

Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Baku, 2,118,600 (metro area), 1,235,400 (city proper), a port on the Caspian Sea

Other large cities (2004 est.): Ganja, 303,000; Sumgait, 280,500

Monetary unit: Manat