Azerbaijan Profile

Total Area:
86,600 sq. km

Population:
8,177,717 (July 2008 est.)
 
Ethnicity:
Azeri 90.6%, Dagestani 2.2%, Russian 1.8%, Armenian 1.5%, other 3.9% (1999 est.)  NOTE: almost all Armenians live in the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region

Language:
Azerbaijani (Azeri) 90.3%, Lezgi 2.2%, Russian 1.8%, other 3.3%, unspecified 1% (1999)

Religion:
Muslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox 2.3%, other 1.8% (1995 est.)

Government Type:
Republic

Capital:
Baku (Baki, Baky)

Population Below Poverty Line:
24% (2005 est.)

Country Reports

Update on Imprisoned Pastor Print E-mail
Pastor Zaur - FreeThe Voice of the Martyrs has learned of the release today of Azeri pastor Zaur Balaev. Arrested on May 20, 2007 during a house church raid in Aliabad, Pastor Zaur was accused of holding "illegal meetings under the guise of religious activities" but sentenced to two years in prison on fabricated charges of resisting arrest. According to VOMC sources, upon his release Zaur insisted on giving Jesus the credit for setting him free.

For more details on Pastor Zaur and other persecution in Azerbaijan, visit Azerbaijan's Country Report.

 
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