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Capital: Baku city

Language: State language- Azeri. Most of the population speak Russian and Turkish.

Time: GMT+4 hours

Population: Azerbaijan has a population of 8 202 500 people (up to 1.01.2003). 51,8% out of them are city dwellers.

Administrative structure: Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic and Nagorni Karabakh region. There are 78 districts 65 out of which are rural and 13 are urban. The Republic has 69 big and small cities, 132 city type settlements, and 4242 villages.

Religion: Most of the population professes Islam. There are also a worshippers of Judaism and Christianity both Orthodox and Catholic.

Entry to the country: To enter the country visa is required (Except for the citizens of CIS ). Visa is available either in the embassy of the Azerbaijan Republic or at the International Airport 'Baku Heydar Aliyev International Airport'.

Money: is new Azeri manat: 1,5,10,20,50,100. Coins: 1,3,5,10,20,50. manat notes are available in the Republic. You can exchange foreign currency in banks or exchanges centers without any limitation. Currency import is not limited (Currency should be declared). Currency export is limited.

Electricity: Voltage - 220 Volt.