FINAL RESULTS OF CENSUS

Azat Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh Republic [NKR]
23 Aug 2006

On October 18 to 27, 2005 the first census on population was taken
in NKR. The NKR National Statistics Service published the final
results of the census.

Hence, the population of NKR totaled 137,737, 48.3 percent men and
51.7 percent women, including urban population 70,512 (47 percent
men, 53 percent women), rural population 67,225 (49.7 percent men
and 50.3 percent women). The number of the permanent population was
49,986 in Stepanakert, 16,979 in Askeran, 12,005 in Hadrut, 18,963
in Martakert, 23,157 in Martuni, 2,560 in Shahumyan, 4,324 in Shushi,
9763 in Kashatagh.

AA.
23-08-2006