▁mainly ▁consists ▁of ▁be ech ▁( F ag us ▁sp .) ▁for ests . ▁The ▁fa una ▁of ▁the ▁region ▁is ▁character ized ▁by ▁m amm als ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁brown ▁bear ▁( U rs us ▁ar ct os ). ▁ ▁Natural ▁resources ▁ ▁The ▁ray on ▁territory ▁is ▁rich ▁in ▁min er als . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁co pper ▁res erves ▁of ▁A zer ba ij an , ▁ 9 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁sul fur ▁ar th ro pl ast y , ▁ 9 7 ▁percent ▁of ▁lead , ▁ 9 9 ▁percent ▁of ▁s inks ▁are ▁extract ing ▁in ▁this ▁region . ▁Fil iz ch ay , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁polym et all ic ▁depos its ▁in ▁the ▁C au cas us ▁region , ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁There ▁are ▁gra vel , ▁sand ▁and ▁other ▁building ▁material ▁resources ▁in ▁mountain ous ▁and ▁fo oth ills . ▁About ▁ 2 7 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁She ki - Z ag atal a ▁economic ▁region ▁is ▁for ested . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁them ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁territory ▁of ▁Bal ak an ▁and ▁Zag atal a . ▁The ▁economic ▁region ▁has ▁rich ▁water ▁resources . ▁There ▁are ▁ 9 ▁under ground ▁water ▁res er voir s ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁Dem ography ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁Sh aki - Z ag atal a ▁economic ▁region ▁was ▁ 6 1 6 . 8 ▁thousand ▁or ▁ 6