Azerbaijan

Adventist Members: 602

Adventist Churches: 5

Number of Ordained Ministers: 2

Net Membership Growth Over Past 10 Years: 155%

(Statistics current Dec. 31, 2000)

Official name: Azärbaycan Respublikasi (Azerbaijani Republic).

Head of state and government: President assisted by Prime Minister.

Capital: Baku (Azerbaijani: Baki).

Official language: Azerbaijani (Azeri).

Official religion: none.

Monetary unit: Manat

Population (2001 est.): 7,771,092.

Urban-rural (1995): urban 53.0%; rural 47.0%.

Ethnic composition (1998 est.): Azerbaijani 90.0%; Dagestani 3.2%; Russian 2.5%; Armenian 2.0%; other 2.3%.

Religious affiliation (1995 est.): Muslim (mostly Shi'i) 93.4%; Russian Orthodox 1.1%; Armenian Apostolic (Orthodox) 1.1%; other 4.4%.

Major cities (1995): Baku (metro area) 2,500,000; Gäncä (formerly Kirovabad) 291,000; Sumqayit (Sumgait) 268,000; Mingäcevir (Mingechaur) 96,000.

Divorce rate per 1,000 population (1994): 0.8.

Life expectancy at birth (2001 est.): male 58.65 years; female 67.49 years; total pop. 62.96 years.

Population below poverty line: 60% (2000 est.)

Sources:

Encyclopedia Britannica

www.countryreports.org