AZƏRBAYCANDA MİLLİ AZLIQLARIN BİRGƏ YAŞAYIŞI
CO-EXISTENCE OF NATIONAL MINORITIES IN AZERBAIJAN

Summary/Abstract: Republic of Azerbaijan is a multinational and multi religious country which carries out a national policy build on traditional tolerance and harmonious community life of the different ethnic and religious groups. The Constitution of Republic of Azerbaijan accepted in 1995 guarantees equality of rights and freedom to everyone independent of their race, sex, religious and ethnic origin. Within a last few centuries persons who belong to national minorities have been living in the condition of peace and harmony with the basic ethnic group in the Azerbaijan Republic. The majority is Azerbaijanis (Azerbaijan Turks) which consist of 90.6% of population of Republic of Azerbaijan. National minorities consist 9.4% of population, among them Lezghins 2.2%, Russians, 1.8%, Armenians 1.5%, Talishes 1%, Georgians, 0.2%, Kurds 0. 2%, Ukrainians 0. 4%, Avars 0.6% and Jews 0.2%.

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