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  1. Date of Independence: August 30, 1991 (from the Soviet Union)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: November 12, 1995
  3. Population: 7,908,224 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 33,400 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Baku
  6. Form of Government: republic    
  7. Natural Resources: oil, gas, iron ore
  8. Main Industries: mining, petroleum processing, chemicals, iron and steel production
  9. Agriculture: grain, grapes, cotton, rice, vegetables, tea, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats
  10. Currency: manat
  11. GDP: $12.9 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $1,640 (1998 est.)        
  13. Languages: Azeri, Russian, Armenian
  14. Religions: Islam, Christianity (Russian Orthodoxy, Armenian Orthodoxy)
  15. Literacy Rate: 97%
  16. Life Expectancy:    59 years (male)
  17.                 68 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 22 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 10 deaths per 1,000 population