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Baku, Azerbaycan Member No.: 227 In 1988 war broke out between
Azerbaijan and Armenia, when Armenia attacked Azerbaijan and
occupied 20% of Azerbaijani lands. When the cease fire treaty
was signed in 1994 between Azerbaijan and Armenia. The Republic
of Azerbaijan numbered more then a million internally displaced
persons (IDP). Most were forced to leave their native lands in
Karabakh and their native lands in Armenia these refugees had to
leave most of their belongings behind. The refugees were lucky
if you could get away unharmed, and felt blessed if they could
bring at least a bag of food with them. In 1994 Azerbaijan
registered a population of 7 million, but at least 2 million
live and work in Russia but are registered as Azerbaijani
civilians. Thus in reality Azerbaijan has a population of 5
million and whom 1 million are refugees. About 1 of the 5 people
in Azerbaijan are refugees, never were there such a high
percentage (20%) of the total popul