Azerbaijan

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Capital: Baku

Total Area (Sq. Miles): 33,436

Land Covered by Water: 1.6%

Time Zone: (UTC+4)

Climate: dry, semiarid steppe

Approximate Population: 8,621,000

Official Language: Azerbaijani

Religion: Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Zoroastrianism

Currency: Manat

Most prevalent illnesses or diseases:

Traveler's Diarrhea, Cholera, Malaria, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Typhoid Fever, HIV (see AIDS/HIV), Tuberculosis (TB), Toxoplasmosis, Lyme Disease, Plague, Brucellosis - avoid unpasteurized dairy products

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