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*Net migration rate (2005 est.): -4.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population.
 
*Net migration rate (2005 est.): -4.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population.
 
*Ethnic groups (1999 census): Azeri 90.6%, Dagestani 2.2%, Russian 1.8%, Armenian 1.5%, other 3.9%. Note: the separatist *Nagorno-Karabakh region is populated almost entirely by Armenians.
 
*Ethnic groups (1999 census): Azeri 90.6%, Dagestani 2.2%, Russian 1.8%, Armenian 1.5%, other 3.9%. Note: the separatist *Nagorno-Karabakh region is populated almost entirely by Armenians.
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*Religion: Muslim 93.4% (majority Shi'a), Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox Church 2.3%, and other 1.8%.
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*Religion: Muslim 93.4% (majority Shi'a), Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox Church 2.3%, and other 1.8%. Azerbaijan has a policy of secularism and religious diversity, but it is unknown how many atheists/agnostics reside in the country as they are not counted in the government census.<ref>"[http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10839650.htm Islam and Secularism: the Azerbaijani experience and its reflection in France]". PR Web.</ref><ref>"[http://www.eurasianet.org/node/67396 Azerbaijan: Islam Comes with a Secular Face]". Eurasianet.</ref>
 
*Languages: Azerbaijani 89%, Russian 3%, Armenian 2%, and other 6%.
 
*Languages: Azerbaijani 89%, Russian 3%, Armenian 2%, and other 6%.
 
*Education: Literacy--97%.
 
*Education: Literacy--97%.
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