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September 22, Fineko/abc.az. Compared with Jan-Aug 2022, the number of arrivals in Azerbaijan from the CIS countries increased 1.6-fold up to 549,400 people, from the EU member states by 37.8% up to 67,600 people, from the Persian Gulf countries by 10.2% up to 228,400 people.

ABC.AZ was informed at the State Border Service that 71.9 percent of foreigners and stateless persons arriving in our country traveled by air, 26.7 percent by rail and road, and 1.4 percent by sea.

Compared with Jan-Aug 2022, the total number of citizens of Azerbaijan traveling abroad grew by 23 percent up to 1,209,000 people. The number of citizens of Azerbaijan traveling to the Russian Federation increased 1.5-fold, to Georgia by 33.6 percent, to Türkiye by 13.7 percent and to Iran decreased by 20 percent. 44.3 percent of the country's citizens visited Türkiye, 21.3 percent to the Russian Federation, 9.1 percent to Georgia, 7.4 percent to Iran, 17.9 percent to other countries. Men made up 65.1% of the total number of those who left and women - 34.9%.

Over Jan-Aug 2023, 68.6 percent of citizens of Azerbaijan visiting foreign countries used air transport, 28.8 percent traveled by rail and road, and 2.6 percent by sea.