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Animals and Plants What animals live in Azerbaijan? Many different landscapes in Azerbaijan also offer a habitat for many animal species. In Azerbaijan there are both high and low mountains, fresh water lakes and the salt water lake of the Caspian Sea. There are forests, a lowland on the Kura River, meadows and also arable land. A total of 107 species of mammals have been counted so far. They include wolves, jackals, foxes, brown bears, lynxes, wild boars and hyenas….

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Azerbaijan – country information Country name Azerbaijan Official name Republic of Azerbaijan Capital Baku Continent Asia Area 86,600 km2 Population 9,477,100 (2013) Foundation of a state 30/8/1991 The highest mountains Bazarduju 4466 m Longest rivers Kura 1510 km (in the country 1010 km) State system a republic with a unicameral parliament The biggest cities Baku (capital) 1,150,000 (conurbation 1,950,000), Ganja 310,000, Sumgait 245,000 Official language Azerbaijani language Ethnicity/National Composition Azerbaijanis 85%, Russians 5%, Armenians 4% (in Nagorno-Karabakh), Lezgins 2.5%, others…

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