Nagorno-Karabakh profile

  • Territory: Nagorno-Karabakh
  • Status: de jure part of the Republic of Azerbaijan, unilaterally declared itself an independent republic in 1991
  • Capital: Stepanakert/Xankandi
  • Area: 4,400 sq km
  • Main religion: Christianity
  • Languages spoken: Armenian, Russian
  • Currency in use: Dram

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