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Azerbaijan SSR

Азәрбайҹан Совет
Сосиалист Республикасы

COA (In Detail) (In Detail)
State motto: Бүтүн өлкәләрин пролетарлары, бирләшин!
Official language	None. De facto, Azeri and Russian.
Capital	Baku
Chairman of the Supreme Council	Heydər Əlirza oğlu Əliyev (at independence)
Area  - Total  - % water	Ranked 9th in former Soviet Union 86,600 km² --
Population  - Total (1989)  - Density	Ranked 6th in the former Soviet Union 7,037,900 81.3/km²
Currency	Ruble (манат)
Time zone	UTC + 5
Anthem	Anthem of Azerbaijan SSR

The Azerbaijan SSR was the name given to Azerbaijan when it was part of the Soviet Union from 1936 to 1991. From 1922 to 1936 it was part of the Transcaucasian Federative Soviet Socialist Republic together with the Armenian SSR and the Georgian SSR.