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Azerbaijan, country, Asia, CIS And Baltic Political Geography
Related Category: CIS And Baltic Political Geography
Azerbaijan[A´´zurbIjAn´, a´´zur–] Pronunciation Key - Land and People
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Azerbaijan occupies the western ranges of the Greater and Lesser Caucasus and the Kura River valley. The republic includes the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (separated from Azerbaijan proper by Armenia) and Nagorno-Karabakh. The Azeri (Azerbaijani), a Turkic-speaking, Shiite Muslim people of Persian culture, make up about 90% of the republic's population; Russians, Armenians (largely in Nagorno-Karabakh), and Dagestanis are the largest minorities. The republic's educational institutions include Baky Univ. and the Azerbaijan Academy of Sciences.
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