Population density: 97/km2 (251/mi2)
Main languages spoken: Azeri, Russian The Azeris are a Shi'a Muslim people with close ethnic links to the Turks. Before the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the violence of the 1990s, Orthodox Christian Armenians and Russians accounted for 11% of the population. Now ethnic Armenians are concentrated in the Nagorno Karabakh enclave and operate de facto independence. Women, who were once prominent in the ruling party, have lost their political status and their general status is declining. THE URBAN/RURAL POPULATION SPLIT
 ETHNIC MAKEUP
 From "The Financial Times World Desk Reference" © Dorling Kindersley 2004 | 
