On June 19, 2016, Azerbaijan hosted its firstFormula One automobile race, the EuropeanGrand Prix, in Baku. Azerbaijani Pres. Ilham

Aliyev hailed the event as a major step toward raising thecountry’s international profile and attracting tourism. TheFormula One race is the third high-profile event that Bakuhad hosted in recent years; it also hosted the EurovisionSong Contest in 2012 and the European Games in 2015.Critics of the government accused Aliyev’s administrationof “sportswashing”—using international sporting eventsto project a sanitized image of Azerbaijan that distractsfrom widespread corruptionand human rights violations inthe country.

Vital statisticsBirth rate per 1,000 population(2014): 18.1 (world avg. 19.5).

Death rate per 1,000 population(2014): 5.8 (world avg. 8.1).

Natural increase rate per 1,000population (2014): 12.3 (worldavg. 11.4).

Life expectancy at birth (2013):male 71.6 years; female 76.8years.

DemographyPopulation (2016): 9,776,0002.Density (2016): persons per sq mi292.7, persons per sq km 113.0.

Sex distribution (20153): male 49.78%;female 50.22%.

Population projection: (2020)10,146,000; (2030) 10,627,000.

Major cities (20153): Baku 2,204,200;GLncL (Ganja) 328,400; Sumqay:t

(Sumgait) 297,600; MingLçevir(Mingachevi) 101,600;X:rdalan (Khirdalan) 96,200.

Azerbaijan

Official name: AzLrbaycan Respublikas:(Republic of Azerbaijan).

Form of government: unitary multipartyrepublic with a single legislative house(National Assembly [125]).

Head of state and government: PresidentIlham Aliyev, assisted by PrimeMinister Artur Rasizade.

Capital: Baku (Bak:).Official language: Azerbaijanian.Official religion: none.Monetary unit: (new) manat (AZN)1;

(Sept. 1, 2016) 1 U.S.$ = AZN 1.66; 1 £ = AZN 2.21.

Ethnic composition (2009):

Age breakdown (20153):

Religious affiliation (2009):

Area and populationarea population area population

Economic 20153 Economic 20153

regions4 sq km estimate regions4 sq km estimate

Ab÷eron 3,290 551,800Aran 21,430 1,936,000Bak: (Baku) 2,130 2,204,200Dagl:q ×irvan 6,060 304,000GLncL-Qazax 12,480 1,240,800KLlbLcLr-Laçin6 0 0LLnkLran 6,070 893,300Quba-Xaçmaz 6,960 525,700×Lki-Zagatala 8,960 599,900

Yuxar : Qarabag(part) 2,2005 95,0005

Autonomous republic

Naxç:van 5,500 439,800

Conflicted area6 11,4507 …7

REMAINDER — 802,5008

TOTAL 86,5309 9,593,000

Urban-rural (20153):

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National economyBudget (2010). Revenue: AZN 11,402,500,000 (nontax revenue 53.8%;

tax revenue 45.1%, of which VAT 18.3%, taxes onenterprise profits 12.5%, individual income taxes 5.2%;other 1.1%). Expenditures: AZN 11,766,000,000 (nation-al economy 41.6%; education 10.0%; social security9.4%; defense/police 5.7%; health 3.6%).

Public debt (external, outstanding; 2014): U.S.$8,094,-000,000.

Production (metric tons except as noted). Agriculture,forestry, fishing (2013): wheat 1,841,307, potatoes992,780, barley 799,043, tomatoes 500,686, apples246,685, cucumbers 218,326, corn (maize) 208,178, sugarbeets 187,923, onions 157,665, grapes 154,123, persim-mons 143,106, cabbages and other brassicas 101,429,

eggplants 84,828; livestock (number of live animals) 7,979,424 sheep,2,442,373 cattle; roundwood 6,500 cu m, of which fuelwood 49%; fish-eries production (2012) 1,277 (from aquaculture 29%). Mining andquarrying (2012): limestone 1,100,000; bromine 3,500. Manufacturing(value of production in AZN ’000,000; 2009): food, beverages, andtobacco products 1,645; refined petroleum products 1,346; transportequipment 203; base and fabricated metals 171. Energy production(consumption): electricity (kW-hr; 201114) 22,988,000,000 ([2011]19,617,000,000), by source (2012): fossil fuels 91.7%, renewable energy8.3%, of which hydroelectric 8.3%; coal, none (none); crude petrole-um (barrels; 201214) 298,000,000 (45,400,000); petroleum products(metric tons; 2012) 6,056,000 (3,815,000); natural gas (cu m; 201214)17,249,000,000 (10,331,000,000).

Population economically active (2013): total 4,757,80015; participationrates: ages 15–64, male 51.2%; female 48.8%; unemployed 4.9%, ofwhich youth (ages 15–29) 9.7%.

Gross national income (GNI; 2015): U.S.$63,332,000,000 (U.S.$6,560per capita); purchasing power parity GNI (U.S.$17,140 per capita).

Average household size (2009): 4.5.Land use as % of total land area (2011): in temporary crops 22.3%,left fallow 0.5%, in permanent crops 2.7%, in pasture 32.1%, forestarea 11.3%.

MilitaryTotal active duty personnel (November 2015):

66,950 (army 84.9%, navy 3.3%, air force11.8%). Military expenditure as percentageof GDP (2015): 2.7%; per capita expendi-ture U.S.$178.

Foreign trade13

Imports (2014): U.S.$9,187,700,000 (machinery andelectrical equipment 28.1%, base metallic articles13.6%, food products, beverages, and tobacco9.7%, road vehicles 8.8%, chemicals 7.8%).Major import sources:

Exports (2014): U.S.$21,828,600,000 (mineral prod-ucts 92.5%, vegetables 1.5%, food products, bever-ages, and tobacco 1.4%, plastic and rubber 0.7%).Major export destinations:

Transport and communicationsTransport. Railroads (2010): route length2,079 km; passenger-km 926,000,000;metric ton-km cargo 8,223,000,000.Roads (2009): total length 36,748mi, 59,141 km (paved 49%); passen-ger-km (2010) 16,633,000,00017; met-ric ton-km cargo 11,325,000,000.Vehicles (2010): passenger cars 815,683;trucks and buses 148,029.

Education and healthLiteracy (2009): 99.4%.Health (20123): physicians 31,400 (1 per 294persons); hospital beds 42,400 (1 per 218 per-sons); infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births(2014) 10.2; undernourished population(2006–08) less than 5% of total population.

1The (new) manat was introduced on Jan. 1, 2006, at a rate of 4,500 (old) manats (AZM) to 1 (new)manat (AZN). 2Excludes Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. 3January 1. 4Administratively,Azerbaijan is divided into 66 districts, 14 cities, and 1 autonomous republic (Naxç:van). 5Part not occu-pied by Armenian forces; estimated population. 6Occupied by Armenian forces since 1992/93. 7Areacontrolled by Armenian forces includes all of Nagorno-Karabakh (4,400 sq km; pop. [2010] c. 142,000),all of KLlbLcLr-Laçin (5,420 sq km; pop. [1999] n.a.), and part of Yuxar: Qarabag (1,630 sq km; pop.[1999] n.a.). 8Estimated refugee population from Nagorno-Karabakh and other conflicted areas.9Summed total; reported total is 86,600 sq km. 10Includes large number of nominal Muslims. 11Includestaxes less subsidies. 12Detail does not add to total given because of rounding. 13Imports c.i.f.; exportsf.o.b. 14Excludes December. 15Excludes military. 16Subscribers. 17Buses and taxis only.

Internet resource for further information:• The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan

www.stat.gov.az

Structure of gross domestic product and labour force2009

in value % of total labour % of labourAZN ’000,000 value force force

Agriculture 2,321 6.7 1,573,020 36.3Petroleum and natural gas, other mining 15,495 44.8 41,220 1.0

Manufacturing 1,396 4.1 196,545 4.5Public utilities 391 1.1 65,926 1.5Construction 2,562 7.4 220,750 5.1Transp. and commun. 2,948 8.5 209,811 4.8Trade, hotels 2,777 8.0 679,886 15.7Finance, real estate 1,494 4.3 104,204 2.4Services 2,519 7.3 720,101 16.6Pub. admin., defense 634 1.9 260,132 6.0Other 2,04211 5.911 260,192 6.0TOTAL 34,579 100.0 4,331,787 100.012

Communications units unitsnumber per 1,000 number per 1,000

Medium date in ’000s persons Medium date in ’000s persons

TelephonesCellular 2015 10,69716 1,11316

Landline 2015 1,796 187

Internet users 2009 3,689 418Broadband 2015 1,89916 19816

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