AZERBAIJAN : FACTBOOK   Country name : Republic of Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan   Capital : Baku (Baki)   Location : Southwestern Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Russia, with a small European portion north of the Caucasus range.   Area : 86,600 sq km., slightly smaller than Maine.   Climate : dry, semiarid steppe.   Terrain : large, flat Kur-Araz Ovaligi (Kura-Araks Lowland) (much of it below sea level) with Great Caucasus Mountains to the north, Qarabag Yaylasi (Karabakh Upland) in west; Baku lies on Abseron Yasaqligi (Apsheron Peninsula) that juts into Caspian Sea.   Geography : both the main area of the country and the Naxcivan exclave are landlocked.   Population : 7,830,764 (July 2003 est.)   Ethnic groups : Azeri 90%, Dagestani 3.2%, Russian 2.5%, Armenian 2%, other 2.3% (1998 est.).   Languages : Azerbaijani (Azeri), Russian, Armenian, other.   Religions : Muslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox 2.3%, other 1.8%.   Government type : republic.   Administrative divisions : 59 rayons, 11 cities, 1 autonomous republic.   Currency : Azerbaijani manat (AZM).   GDP : $28.61 billion (2002 est.)   GDP - per capita : $3,700 (2002 est.).   Industries : petroleum and natural gas, petroleum products, oilfield equipment; steel, iron ore, cement; chemicals and petrochemicals; textiles.   Exports : $2 billion f.o.b. (2002).   Exports - commodities : oil and gas 90%, machinery, cotton, foodstuffs.   Exports - partners : Italy 28.7%, Germany 17.7%, Israel 10.6%, France 8.4%, Georgia 6.7%, Russia 4.7% (2002).   Imports : $1.8 billion f.o.b. (2002).   Imports - commodities : machinery and equipment, oil products, foodstuffs, metals, chemicals.   Imports - partners : Russia 17.8%, Turkey 11.9%, Germany 10.7%, France 7%, Kazakhstan 6.3%, China 6%, UK 5.5%, US 4.5% (2002).