The Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest and most populous country in the South Caucasus

Caucasus

The Caucasus, also Caucas or Caucasia , is a geopolitical region at the border of Europe and Asia, and situated between the Black and the Caspian sea...

 region of Eurasia

Eurasia

Eurasia is a continent or supercontinent comprising the traditional continents of Europe and Asia ; covering about 52,990,000 km2 or about 10.6% of the Earth's surface located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres...

. Located at the crossroads of Eastern Europe

Eastern Europe

Eastern Europe is the eastern part of Europe. The term has widely disparate geopolitical, geographical, cultural and socioeconomic readings, which makes it highly context-dependent and even volatile, and there are "almost as many definitions of Eastern Europe as there are scholars of the region"...

 and Western Asia

Southwest Asia

Western Asia, West Asia, Southwest Asia or Southwestern Asia are terms that describe the westernmost portion of Asia. The terms are partly coterminous with the Middle East, which describes a geographical position in relation to Western Europe rather than its location within Asia...

, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea

Caspian Sea

The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. The sea has a surface area of and a volume of...

 to the east, Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

 to the north, Georgia

Georgia (country)

Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...

 to the west and northwest, Armenia

Armenia

Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...

 to the southwest, and Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

 to the south. The Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan is bordered by Armenia to the north and east, Iran to the south and Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

 to the west and southwest. Nagorno-Karabakh

Nagorno-Karabakh

Nagorno-Karabakh is a landlocked region in the South Caucasus, lying between Lower Karabakh and Zangezur and covering the southeastern range of the Lesser Caucasus mountains...

, along with 7 other districts in Azerbaijan's southwest, have been occupied by Armenia since the end of the Nagorno-Karabakh War

Nagorno-Karabakh War

The Nagorno-Karabakh War was an armed conflict that took place from February 1988 to May 1994, in the small enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh in southwestern Azerbaijan, between the majority ethnic Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh backed by the Republic of Armenia, and the Republic of Azerbaijan...

 in 1994. Four United Nations Security Council

United Nations Security Council

The United Nations Security Council is one of the principal organs of the United Nations and is charged with the maintenance of international peace and security. Its powers, outlined in the United Nations Charter, include the establishment of peacekeeping operations, the establishment of...

 Resolutions (822, 853, 874, and 884) called for "the withdrawal of occupying forces from occupied areas of the Azerbaijani Republic" The country's territory also encompasses several islands in the Caspian Sea.
Azerbaijan, a nation with an ethnic Turkic

Azerbaijani people

The Azerbaijanis are a Turkic-speaking people living mainly in northwestern Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan, as well as in the neighbourhood states, Georgia, Russia and formerly Armenia. Commonly referred to as Azeris or Azerbaijani Turks , they also live in a wider area from the Caucasus to...

 and Shi‘ite Muslim majority population, is a secular

Secularism

Secularism is the principle of separation between government institutions and the persons mandated to represent the State from religious institutions and religious dignitaries...

 and unitary republic. The country has been a co-founder of GUAM

Guam

Guam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States located in the western Pacific Ocean. It is one of five U.S. territories with an established civilian government. Guam is listed as one of 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories by the Special Committee on Decolonization of the United...

 and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons is an intergovernmental organization, located in The Hague, Netherlands. The organization promotes and verifies the adherence to the Chemical Weapons Convention which prohibits of the use of chemical weapons and requires their destruction...

, and has been a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States

Commonwealth of Independent States

The Commonwealth of Independent States is a regional organization whose participating countries are former Soviet Republics, formed during the breakup of the Soviet Union....

 since September 1993. The country has a Permanent Mission to the European Union

European Union

The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...

, hosts a Special Envoy of the European Commission

European Commission

The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....

 and is a member of the United Nations

United Nations

The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...

, OSCE, Council of Europe

Council of Europe

The Council of Europe is an international organisation promoting co-operation between all countries of Europe in the areas of legal standards, human rights, democratic development, the rule of law and cultural co-operation...

, and the NATO Partnership for Peace

Partnership for Peace

Partnership for Peace is a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation program aimed at creating trust between NATO and other states in Europe and the former Soviet Union; 22 States are members...

 (PfP) program.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Azerbaijan:

General reference

• Pronunciation: ˌæzərbaɪˈdʒɑːn
• Common English country name: Azerbaijan
  Azerbaijan
  Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
  
  
• Official English country name: The Republic of Azerbaijan
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Azerbaijani, Azeri
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology
  Etymology
  Etymology is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time.For languages with a long written history, etymologists make use of texts in these languages and texts about the languages to gather knowledge about how words were used during...
  
  : Name of Azerbaijan
  Name of Azerbaijan
  The name Azerbaijan is used today of both the sovereign Republic of Azerbaijan and of the region of Azerbaijan in Iran.The name is a derivation from Atropatene, , the dominion of Atropates, an Achaemenian satrap , re-instated as ruler of Media under Alexander of Macedonia.The Middle Persian form...
  
  
• International rankings of Azerbaijan
  International rankings of Azerbaijan
  -Economics:* Fraser Institute: Economic Freedom 2011: ranked 84-86 out of 141 countries;* Heritage Foundation & Wall Street Journal: Economic Freedom 2011: ranked 92 out of 183 countries;...
  
  
• ISO country codes: AZ, AZE, 031
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:AZ
  ISO 3166-2:AZ
  ISO 3166-2:AZ is the entry for Azerbaijan in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for Azerbaijan, ISO 3166-2 codes...
  
  
• Internet
  Internet
  The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
  
   country code top-level domain
  Country code top-level domain
  A country code top-level domain is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, a sovereign state, or a dependent territory....
  
  : .az
  .az
  .az is the Internet country code top-level domain for Azerbaijan. It is administered by Azerbaijan Communications. Some second-level domains under .az are com.az, net.az, int.az, gov.az, org.az, .edu.az, .info.az, .pp.az, .mil.az, .name.az, .pro.az, biz.az and co.az.-External links:*...
  
  

Geography of Azerbaijan

• Azerbaijan is: a landlocked country (though it has a coast on the non-freshwater lake, the Caspian Sea
  Caspian Sea
  The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. The sea has a surface area of and a volume of...
  
  )
• Location:
  • Eurasia
    Eurasia
    Eurasia is a continent or supercontinent comprising the traditional continents of Europe and Asia ; covering about 52,990,000 km2 or about 10.6% of the Earth's surface located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres...
    
    
    • Caucasus
      Caucasus
      The Caucasus, also Caucas or Caucasia , is a geopolitical region at the border of Europe and Asia, and situated between the Black and the Caspian sea...
      
       (between Europe
      Europe
      Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
      
       and Asia
      Asia
      Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
      
      )
      • South Caucasus
        South Caucasus
        The South Caucasus is a geopolitical region located on the border of Eastern Europe and Southwest Asia also referred to as Transcaucasia, or The Trans-Caucasus...
        
        
  • Time zone
    Time zone
    A time zone is a region on Earth that has a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes. In order for the same clock time to always correspond to the same portion of the day as the Earth rotates , different places on the Earth need to have different clock times...
    
    : Azerbaijan Time
    Azerbaijan Time
    Azerbaijan Time, or AZT, is a time zone used in Azerbaijan. The standard time zone is four hours ahead of UTC with summer time one hour ahead of the standard AZT, being UTC+05:00....
    
     (UTC+04), Azerbaijan Summer Time (UTC+05)
  • Extreme points of Azerbaijan
    • High: Bazarduzu Dagi
      Bazarduzu Dagi
      Mount Bazardüzü is a mountain peak in the Greater Caucasus range on the border between Russia and Azerbaijan. At 4,466 metres above sea level, it is the highest peak in Azerbaijan. The southernmost point of Russia is located close to the peak....
      
       4485 m (14,715 ft)
    • Low: Caspian Sea
      Caspian Sea
      The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. The sea has a surface area of and a volume of...
      
       -28 m
  • Land boundaries: 2,013 km

 Armenia 787 km

 Iran 611 km

 Georgia (country) 322 km

 Russia 284 km

 Turkey 9 km

• Coastline: none
• Population of Azerbaijan: 8,676,000(2008) - 91st most populous country
• Area of Azerbaijan: 86600 square kilometres (33,436.4 sq mi) - 113th largest country
• Atlas of Azerbaijan

Environment of Azerbaijan

• Climate of Azerbaijan
  Climate of Azerbaijan
  The climate of Azerbaijan is unique. Nine of the Earth's eleven climatic zones can be discovered in Azerbaijan.-Geography:Azerbaijan is situated on the northern extremity of the subtropical zone, in the southeastern part of the Caucasus and the northwestern part of the Iran plateau...
  
  
• Environmental issues in Azerbaijan
• Ecoregions in Azerbaijan
• Renewable energy in Azerbaijan
• Geology of Azerbaijan
  Geology of Azerbaijan
  The Geology of Azerbaijan forms a constituent geological part of the Alpine fold belt. Sedimentary deposits embracing the southwestern parts of the Major and Minor Caucasus, including the intermountain Kur River trough, as well as the Mid- and South Caspian basins consist of diversity fold systems....
  
  
• Protected areas of Azerbaijan
  • Biosphere reserves in Azerbaijan
  • National parks of Azerbaijan
• Wildlife of Azerbaijan
  Wildlife of Azerbaijan
  Wildlife of Azerbaijan consists of its flora and fauna and their natural habitats.The symbol of Fauna in Azerbaijan is the Karabakh horse which is a mountain-steppe racing and riding horse which can only be found in Azerbaijan. It is one of the oldest breeds, with ancestry dating to the ancient...
  
  
  • Flora of Azerbaijan
    Flora of Azerbaijan
    Flora of Azerbaijan or Vegetation of Azerbaijan refers to the plants, trees, flowers which can be found in Azerbaijan.Azerbaijan has a very rich flora, more than 4,500 species of higher plants have been registed in the country. Due the unique climate in Azerbaijan, the flora is much richer in the...
    
    
  • Fauna of Azerbaijan
    Fauna of Azerbaijan
    Fauna of Azerbaijan or Animal Kingdom of Azerbaijan refers to the diversity of various types of animals, which inhabit and populate a defined ground or water area in Azerbaijan....
    
    
    • Birds of Azerbaijan
    • Mammals of Azerbaijan

Natural geographic features of Azerbaijan

• Glaciers of Azerbaijan
• Islands of Azerbaijan
• Lakes of Azerbaijan
• Mountains of Azerbaijan
  • Volcanoes in Azerbaijan
• Rivers of Azerbaijan
  • Waterfalls of Azerbaijan
• Valleys of Azerbaijan
• World Heritage Sites in Armenia
• World Heritage Sites in Azerbaijan

Ecoregions of Azerbaijan

Main article: Ecoregions in Azerbaijan

Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan

Main article: Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan

Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan

Politically, Azerbaijan is divided into:*59 districts ,*11 cities ,*1 autonomous republic , which itself contains:**7 districts**1 city...

• Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
• Districts of Azerbaijan
  • Municipalities of Azerbaijan

Districts of Azerbaijan

There are 59 districts in Azerbaijan and 8 districts in the Autonomous Republic:

Municipalities of Azerbaijan

• Capital of Azerbaijan: Baku
• Cities of Azerbaijan

Government and politics of Azerbaijan

Main article: Government of Azerbaijan and Politics of Azerbaijan

Politics of Azerbaijan

The Politics of Azerbaijan take place in a framework of a presidential republic, with the President of Azerbaijan as the head of state, and the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan as head of government. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and...

• Form of government
  Form of government
  A form of government, or form of state governance, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized. Synonyms include "regime type" and "system of government".-Empirical and conceptual problems:...
  
  : presidential
  Presidential system
  A presidential system is a system of government where an executive branch exists and presides separately from the legislature, to which it is not responsible and which cannot, in normal circumstances, dismiss it....
  
   republic
  Republic
  A republic is a form of government in which the people, or some significant portion of them, have supreme control over the government and where offices of state are elected or chosen by elected people. In modern times, a common simplified definition of a republic is a government where the head of...
  
  
• Capital of Azerbaijan: Baku

• Elections in Azerbaijan
  Elections in Azerbaijan
  Elections in Azerbaijan gives information on election and election results in Azerbaijan.Azerbaijan elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people; before a referendum changed this in 2009, the position was...
  
  
  • (specific elections)
• Political parties in Azerbaijan
• Political scandals of Azerbaijan
• Taxation in Azerbaijan
  Taxation in Azerbaijan
  In Azerbaijan, on January 1, 2001, a new tax code went into effect. Personal income rates remained the same, at rates ranging from 12–35%, as did the corporate tax rate, at 27%. However, as of 2005, the corporate rate was set at 24%. The revised depreciation schedule for corporate assets favors...
  
  

Executive branch of the government of Azerbaijan

• Head of state
  Head of State
  A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...
  
  : President of Azerbaijan
  President of Azerbaijan
  The country of Azerbaijan is a presidential republic, with the President of Azerbaijan as the head of state, and the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan as head of government...
  
  ,
• Head of government
  Head of government
  Head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled prime minister, chief minister, premier, etc...
  
  : Prime Minister of Azerbaijan
  Prime Minister of Azerbaijan
  The Prime Minister of Azerbaijan is the head of government of Azerbaijan. The current prime minister is Artur Rasizade.-Prime Ministers:* Fath Ali Khan Khoyski * Nasib Yusifbeyli...
  
  ,
• Cabinet of Azerbaijan
  Cabinet of Azerbaijan
  The Cabinet of Azerbaijan is the chief executive body of the Republic of Azerbaijan.-The Executive Power:The President of the Republic of Azerbaijan is the head of state....
  
  

Legislative branch of the government of Azerbaijan

• Parliament of Azerbaijan (bicameral)
  • Upper house
    Upper house
    An upper house, often called a senate, is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house; a legislature composed of only one house is described as unicameral.- Possible specific characteristics :...
    
    : Senate of Azerbaijan
  • Lower house
    Lower house
    A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power...
    
    : House of Commons of Azerbaijan

Judicial branch of the government of Azerbaijan

• Supreme Court of Azerbaijan

Foreign relations of Azerbaijan

• Diplomatic missions in Azerbaijan
• Diplomatic missions of Azerbaijan
  Diplomatic missions of Azerbaijan
  This is a list of diplomatic missions of Azerbaijan.-Europe:** Vienna ** Minsk ** Brussels ** Sarajevo ** Sofia ** Zagreb ** Prague ** Paris ** Tbilisi...
  
  

International organization membership

The Republic of Azerbaijan is a member of:

• Asian Development Bank
  Asian Development Bank
  The Asian Development Bank is a regional development bank established on 22 August 1966 to facilitate economic development of countries in Asia...
  
   (ADB)
• Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone (BSEC)
• Commonwealth of Independent States
  Commonwealth of Independent States
  The Commonwealth of Independent States is a regional organization whose participating countries are former Soviet Republics, formed during the breakup of the Soviet Union....
  
   (CIS)
• Council of Europe
  Council of Europe
  The Council of Europe is an international organisation promoting co-operation between all countries of Europe in the areas of legal standards, human rights, democratic development, the rule of law and cultural co-operation...
  
   (CE)
• Economic Cooperation Organization
  Economic Cooperation Organization
  The Economic Cooperation Organization is an intergovernmental organization involving seven Asian and three Eurasian nations, part of the South-central Asian Union. It provides a platform to discuss ways to improve development and promote trade, and investment opportunities. The ECO is an ad hoc...
  
   (ECO)
• Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council
  Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council
  The Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council , a NATO institution, is a multilateral forum created to improve relations between NATO and non-NATO countries in Europe and those parts of Asia on the European periphery. The member states meet to cooperate and consult on a range of political and security issues...
  
   (EAPC)
• European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  Founded in 1991, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development uses the tools of investment to help build market economies and democracies in 30 countries from central Europe to central Asia. Its mission was to support the formerly communist countries in the process of establishing their...
  
   (EBRD)
• Food and Agriculture Organization
  Food and Agriculture Organization
  The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialised agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and...
  
   (FAO)
• General Confederation of Trade Unions
  General Confederation of Trade Unions
  The General Confederation of Trade Unions or GCTU is an international trade union confederation. It was founded April 16, 1992 and incorporates members from the Commonwealth of Independent States....
  
   (GCTU)
• International Atomic Energy Agency
  International Atomic Energy Agency
  The International Atomic Energy Agency is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. The IAEA was established as an autonomous organization on 29 July 1957...
  
   (IAEA)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development is one of five institutions that compose the World Bank Group. The IBRD is an international organization whose original mission was to finance the reconstruction of nations devastated by World War II. Now, its mission has expanded to fight...
  
   (IBRD)
• International Civil Aviation Organization
  International Civil Aviation Organization
  The International Civil Aviation Organization , pronounced , , is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth...
  
   (ICAO)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Development Association
  International Development Association
  The International Development Association , is the part of the World Bank that helps the world’s poorest countries. It complements the World Bank's other lending arm — the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development — which serves middle-income countries with capital investment and...
  
   (IDA)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
  International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
  The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is a humanitarian institution that is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement along with the ICRC and 186 distinct National Societies...
  
   (IFRCS)
• International Finance Corporation
  International Finance Corporation
  The International Finance Corporation promotes sustainable private sector investment in developing countries.IFC is a member of the World Bank Group and is headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States....
  
   (IFC)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development
  International Fund for Agricultural Development
  The International Fund for Agricultural Development , a specialized agency of the United Nations, was established as an international financial institution in 1977 as one of the major outcomes of the 1974 World Food Conference. IFAD is dedicated to eradicating rural poverty in developing countries...
  
   (IFAD)
• International Labour Organization
  International Labour Organization
  The International Labour Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that deals with labour issues pertaining to international labour standards. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. Its secretariat — the people who are employed by it throughout the world — is known as the...
  
   (ILO)
• International Maritime Organization
  International Maritime Organization
  The International Maritime Organization , formerly known as the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization , was established in Geneva in 1948, and came into force ten years later, meeting for the first time in 1959...
  
   (IMO)
• International Monetary Fund
  International Monetary Fund
  The International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...
  
   (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee
  International Olympic Committee
  The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
  
   (IOC)
• International Organization for Migration
  International Organization for Migration
  The International Organization for Migration is an intergovernmental organization. It was initially established in 1951 as the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration to help resettle people displaced by World War II....
  
   (IOM)
• International Organization for Standardization
  International Organization for Standardization
  The International Organization for Standardization , widely known as ISO, is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations. Founded on February 23, 1947, the organization promulgates worldwide proprietary, industrial and commercial...
  
   (ISO)
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
  International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
  The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an international humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide which was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human...
  
   (ICRM)
• International Telecommunication Union
  International Telecommunication Union
  The International Telecommunication Union is the specialized agency of the United Nations which is responsible for information and communication technologies...
  
   (ITU)

• International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
  International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
  The International Telecommunications Satellite Organization is an intergovernmental organisation charged with overseeing the public service obligations of Intelsat.-External links:*...
  
   (ITSO)
• International Trade Union Confederation
  International Trade Union Confederation
  The International Trade Union Confederation is the world's largest trade union federation. It was formed on November 1, 2006 out of the merger of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions and the World Confederation of Labour...
  
   (ITUC)
• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
• Islamic Development Bank
  Islamic Development Bank
  The Islamic Development Bank is a multilateral development financing institution located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It was founded by the first conference of Finance Ministers of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference , convened 23 Dhu'l Qa'dah 1393 AH.The bank officially began its activities on...
  
   (IDB)
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
  Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
  The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency is a member organization of the World Bank Group that offers political risk insurance. It was established to promote foreign direct investment into developing countries. MIGA was founded in 1988 with a capital base of $1 billion and is headquartered in...
  
   (MIGA)
• Nonaligned Movement (NAM) (observer)
• Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
• Organization for Democracy and Economic Development (GUAM)
• Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
• Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
• Organization of American States
  Organization of American States
  The Organization of American States is a regional international organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States...
  
   (OAS) (observer)
• Partnership for Peace
  Partnership for Peace
  Partnership for Peace is a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation program aimed at creating trust between NATO and other states in Europe and the former Soviet Union; 22 States are members...
  
   (PFP)
• Southeast European Cooperative Initiative
  Southeast European Cooperative Initiative
  The Southeast European Cooperative Initiative, or the SECI, has been an initiative that, under the auspices of men like Erhard Busek and Richard Schifter, has been successful in providing stability in an unstable region and has found support in international organizations and countries...
  
   (SECI) (observer)
• United Nations
  United Nations
  The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
  
   (UN)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
  United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
  The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development was established in 1964 as a permanent intergovernmental body. It is the principal organ of the United Nations General Assembly dealing with trade, investment, and development issues....
  
   (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization
  United Nations Industrial Development Organization
  The United Nations Industrial Development Organization , French/Spanish acronym ONUDI, is a specialized agency in the United Nations system, headquartered in Vienna, Austria...
  
   (UNIDO)
• Universal Postal Union
  Universal Postal Union
  The Universal Postal Union is an international organization that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to the worldwide postal system. The UPU contains four bodies consisting of the Congress, the Council of Administration , the Postal Operations Council and the...
  
   (UPU)
• World Customs Organization
  World Customs Organization
  The World Customs Organization is an intergovernmental organization headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. With its worldwide membership, the WCO is recognized as the voice of the global customs community...
  
   (WCO)
• World Federation of Trade Unions
  World Federation of Trade Unions
  The World Federation of Trade Unions was established in 1945 to replace the International Federation of Trade Unions. Its mission was to bring together trade unions across the world in a single international organization, much like the United Nations...
  
   (WFTU)
• World Health Organization
  World Health Organization
  The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
  
   (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization
  World Intellectual Property Organization
  The World Intellectual Property Organization is one of the 17 specialized agencies of the United Nations. WIPO was created in 1967 "to encourage creative activity, to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world"....
  
   (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization
  World Meteorological Organization
  The World Meteorological Organization is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 189 Member States and Territories. It originated from the International Meteorological Organization , which was founded in 1873...
  
   (WMO)
• World Tourism Organization
  World Tourism Organization
  The World Tourism Organization , based in Madrid, Spain, is a United Nations agency dealing with questions relating to tourism. It compiles the World Tourism rankings. The World Tourism Organization is a significant global body, concerned with the collection and collation of statistical information...
  
   (UNWTO)
• World Trade Organization
  World Trade Organization
  The World Trade Organization is an organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade. The organization officially commenced on January 1, 1995 under the Marrakech Agreement, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade , which commenced in 1948...
  
   (WTO) (observer)

Law and order in Azerbaijan

Main article: Law of Azerbaijan

Law of Azerbaijan

The legal system of Azerbaijan is based around civil law. As the country was a republic of the Soviet Union until 1991, its legal history has also been influenced heavily by socialist law.-Criminal law:...

• Capital punishment in Azerbaijan
  Capital punishment in Azerbaijan
  The last execution took place in Azerbaijan in 1993 by method of single shot. Capital punishment was abolished in 1998. Protocol No. 6 to the ECHR came into force in this country on the 25th of January 2001.-References:*...
  
  
• Constitution of Azerbaijan
  Constitution of Azerbaijan
  The Constitution of Azerbaijan was adopted on 12 November 1995 by popular referendum and amended on 24 August 2002. It carries the "highest legal force" in Azerbaijan as per article 147.-Preamble:...
  
  
• Crime in Azerbaijan
• Human rights in Azerbaijan
  Human rights in Azerbaijan
  Despite being a member of such bodies as the Human Rights Council and Council of Europe, several independent bodies, such as Human Rights Watch, have deemed human rights in Azerbaijan to be subpar at best...
  
  
  • LGBT rights in Azerbaijan
  • Freedom of religion in Azerbaijan
    Freedom of religion in Azerbaijan
    The Constitution provides that persons of all faiths may choose and practice their religion without restriction; however, there were some abuses and restrictions. Some religious groups reported delays in and denials of registration. As in previous years, there continued to be some limitations upon...
    
    
• Law enforcement in Azerbaijan
  Law enforcement in Azerbaijan
  Law enforcement in Azerbaijan comes under the control of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan, which administers the National Police of the Republic of Azerbaijan...
  
  

Military of Azerbaijan

Main article: Azerbaijani Armed Forces

Azerbaijani Armed Forces

The Azerbaijani Armed Forces were re-established according to the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the Armed Forces from 9 October 1991. The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic had originally formed its own armed forces from 26 June 1918...

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief
    Commander-in-Chief
    A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military...
    
    : President of Azerbaijan
    President of Azerbaijan
    The country of Azerbaijan is a presidential republic, with the President of Azerbaijan as the head of state, and the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan as head of government...
    
    
    • Ministry of Defence (Azerbaijan)

• Forces
  • Azerbaijani Land Forces
    • Azerbaijani National Guard
    • Azerbaijani Peacekeeping Forces
      Azerbaijani peacekeeping forces
      The Baku N unit is the primary peacekeeping unit of the Azerbaijani Land Forces. The Army's peacekeeping detachment was formed in 1997 and was later transformed into a battalion. Soldiers are carefully selected for the Baku N unit. The unit is trained intensively on tactical preparation, sports,...
      
      
  • Azerbaijani Air and Air Defence Force
    Azerbaijani Air and Air Defence Force
    The Azerbaijani Air and Air Defence Force often referred to as the Azerbaijani Air Force is the air force and air defence force of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces....
    
    
  • Azerbaijani Navy

• Paramilitary agencies
  • State Border Service (Azerbaijan)
    State Border Service (Azerbaijan)
    The State Border Service of Azerbaijan Republic also known as Border Guard of Azerbaijan is a governmental law enforcement agency in charge of protecting the borders of Azerbaijan Republic.-History:...
    
    
    • Azerbaijani Coast Guard
  • Internal Troops of Azerbaijan

• Military history of Azerbaijan
  Military history of Azerbaijan
  The military history of Azerbaijan encompasses the period of both domestic as foreign rule over the territory of Azerbaijan.The heritage, culture, and civilization of Azerbaijan has both ancient and modern roots...
  
  
• Military ranks of Azerbaijan

History of Azerbaijan

Main article: History of Azerbaijan

History of Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan or Azarbaijan is a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. It's bounded by Caspian Sea to the east, Russia's Daghestan region to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia and Turkey to the southwest, and Iran to the south...

, Timeline of the history of Azerbaijan, and Current events of Azerbaijan

• Economic history of Azerbaijan
• Military history of Azerbaijan
  Military history of Azerbaijan
  The military history of Azerbaijan encompasses the period of both domestic as foreign rule over the territory of Azerbaijan.The heritage, culture, and civilization of Azerbaijan has both ancient and modern roots...
  
  

Culture of Azerbaijan

Main article: Azerbaijani culture

• Architecture of Azerbaijan
  Architecture of Azerbaijan
  Architecture of Azerbaijan refers to the architecture development in Azerbaijan.Azerbaijani architecture typically combines elements of East and West...
  
  
• Cuisine of Azerbaijan
  Cuisine of Azerbaijan
  Azerbaijani cuisine refers to the cooking styles and dishes with origins in the nation of Azerbaijan and prepared by Azerbaijani people around the world. Throughout the centuries, Azerbaijani cuisine has been influenced by the foods of different cultures, though at the same time, it remained...
  
  
• Ethnic minorities in Azerbaijan
  Ethnic minorities in Azerbaijan
  This article focuses on ethnic minorities in the Republic of Azerbaijan.-Demographics:According to the 1999 census, ethnic minorities in Azerbaijan represent 10% of the population, including Lezgins , Russians , Armenians , and others, such as Talysh, Tats...
  
  
• Festivals in Azerbaijan
• Humor in Azerbaijan
• Languages of Azerbaijan
  Languages of Azerbaijan
  Many different languages have dominated in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan.-Present-day:The main language of Azerbaijan is Azerbaijani. The Azerbaijani language is spoken by 96.6 % of the population , while English and Russian play significant roles as languages of education and...
  
  
• Media in Azerbaijan
• National symbols of Azerbaijan
  • Coat of arms of Azerbaijan
    Coat of arms of Azerbaijan
    The state emblem of Azerbaijan mixes traditional and modern symbols. The focal point of the emblem is the fire symbol. This symbol comes from the fact that Azerbaijan has many everlasting fires which also gives the name "land of eternal fire"....
    
    
  • Flag of Azerbaijan
    Flag of Azerbaijan
    The flag of Azerbaijan is the national flag of Azerbaijan. It consists of an horizontal tricolour of blue, red, and green, with a white crescent and an eight-pointed star centered in the red band. The blue band refers to the nation's Turkic heritage, the red stands for progress, and the green...
    
    
  • National anthem of Azerbaijan
• People of Azerbaijan
• Prostitution in Azerbaijan
• Public holidays in Azerbaijan
  Public holidays in Azerbaijan
  Public holidays in Azerbaijan include the following:...
  
  
• Records of Azerbaijan
• Religion in Azerbaijan
  Religion in Azerbaijan
  The religions of Azerbaijan comprise different religious trends spread among the people and ethnic groups residing in the country. There are several confessions in Azerbaijan....
  
  
  • Buddhism in Azerbaijan
  • Christianity in Azerbaijan
    Christianity in Azerbaijan
    Christianity in Azerbaijan is a minority religion.-Denominations:There are eleven Molokan communities. The Molokans are a Christian minority which, much like Protestants in Western Europe, is centered on the Bible and who reject church hierarchy. 3.8% of the population belong to the Russian...
    
    
  • Hinduism in Azerbaijan
    Hinduism in Azerbaijan
    Hinduism in Azerbaijan has been tied to cultural diffusion on the Silk Road. One of the remnants of once dominant Hindu and Buddhist culture in Caucasus is Surakhani, the site of Atashgah.-During the Middle Ages:...
    
    
  • Islam in Azerbaijan
    Islam in Azerbaijan
    Approximately 99.2 percent of the population of Azerbaijan is Muslim according to a 2009 Pew Research center report. The rest of the population adheres to other faiths or are non-religious, although they are not officially represented...
    
    
  • Judaism in Azerbaijan
  • Sikhism in Azerbaijan
• World Heritage Sites in Azerbaijan

Art in Azerbaijan

• Art in Azerbaijan
• Cinema of Azerbaijan
  Cinema of Azerbaijan
  - Early history :The film industry in Azerbaijan dates back to 1898. In fact, Azerbaijan was among the first countries involved in cinematography. When the Lumière brothers of France premiered their first motion picture footage in Paris on December 28, 1895, little did they know how rapidly it...
  
  
• Literature of Azerbaijan
  Literature of Azerbaijan
  Literature of Azerbaijan primarily refers to Azerbaijani literature, or Azeri Language Literature. But it could also mean:* Persian Literature from Azerbaijan* Arabic Literature from Azerbaijan.* Russian Literature from Azerbaijan....
  
  
• Music of Azerbaijan
  Music of Azerbaijan
  Music of Azerbaijan builds on folk traditions that reach back nearly 1,000 years. For centuries Azerbaijani music has evolved under the badge of monody, producing rhythmically diverse melodies. Azerbaijani music has a branchy mode system, where chromatisation of major and minor scales is of great...
  
  
• Television in Azerbaijan
  Television in Azerbaijan
  Television in Azerbaijan was introduced in 1956, when Azerbaijan was still known as the Azerbaijani SSR.- List of channels :This is a list of television channels that broadcast in Azerbaijan.- State-owned :PublicPrivate...
  
  
• Theatre in Azerbaijan

Sport in Azerbaijan

Main article: Sport in Azerbaijan

Sport in Azerbaijan

Sport in Azerbaijan has ancient roots, and even now, both traditional and modern sports are still practiced. Freestyle wrestling has been traditionally regarded as Azerbaijan's national sport, however today, the most popular sports in Azerbaijan are football and chess.-Wrestling:Wrestling remains a...

• Football in Azerbaijan
  Football in Azerbaijan
  Football is the most popular sport in Azerbaijan. Azeri football is organized by Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan, or AFFA, which runs the national, professional football league, the AFFA Supreme League, and the Azerbaijani national football team....
  
  
• Azerbaijan at the Olympics
  Azerbaijan at the Olympics
  Azerbaijan first participated at the Olympic Games as an independent nation in 1996, and has sent athletes to compete in every Games since then....
  
  

Economy and infrastructure of Azerbaijan

Main article: Economy of Azerbaijan

Economy of Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan is an economy that has completed its post-Soviet transition into a major oil based economy , from one where the state played the major role...

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 79th (seventy-ninth)

• Agriculture in Azerbaijan
  Agriculture in Azerbaijan
  The major crops for Agriculture in Azerbaijan are agricultural cash crops, grapes, cotton, tobacco, citrus fruits, and vegetables. The first three crops account for over half of all production, and the last two together account for an additional 30 percent...
  
  
• Banking in Azerbaijan
  Banking in Azerbaijan
  The Central Bank of Azerbaijan is the central bank of Azerbaijan which is charged with regulating the money supply, circulating currency, and regulating the commercial banks of the country. However, the banking system in Azerbaijan is small relative to GDP and ineffective in capital allocating. An...
  
  
  • National Bank of Azerbaijan
    National Bank of Azerbaijan
    The Central Bank of Azerbaijan is the central bank of Azerbaijan Republic. The headquarters of the bank are located in the capital city Baku.-Mission and ownership:...
    
    
• Communications in Azerbaijan
  Communications in Azerbaijan
  The Azerbaijan economy has been markedly stronger in recent years and, not surprisingly, the country has been making progress in developing its telecoms sector. Nonetheless, it still faces problems. These include poor infrastructure and an immature telecom regulatory regime...
  
  
  • Internet in Azerbaijan
    Internet in Azerbaijan
    -Penetration and ISPS:During the Soviet era, Azerbaijan was a major center for IT development, particularly in the area of process control systems. This legacy left the country with a reasonably large and well-developed technical infrastructure, including several research institutes and a political...
    
    
• Companies of Azerbaijan
• Currency of Azerbaijan
  Currency
  In economics, currency refers to a generally accepted medium of exchange. These are usually the coins and banknotes of a particular government, which comprise the physical aspects of a nation's money supply...
  
  : Manat
  • ISO 4217
    ISO 4217
    ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Standards Organization, which delineates currency designators, country codes , and references to minor units in three tables:* Table A.1 – Current currency & funds code list...
    
    : AZN
    Azerbaijani manat
    The Manat is the currency of Azerbaijan. It is subdivided into 100 qəpik. The word manat is borrowed from "moneta" which is pronounced as "maneta"...
    
    
• Economic history of Azerbaijan
• Energy in Azerbaijan
  Energy in Azerbaijan
  Energy in Azerbaijan describes energy and electricity production, consumption and export in Azerbaijan.-Oil:*Production: - *Consumption: -...
  
  
  • Energy in Azerbaijan
    Energy in Azerbaijan
    Energy in Azerbaijan describes energy and electricity production, consumption and export in Azerbaijan.-Oil:*Production: - *Consumption: -...
    
    
  • Energy policy of Azerbaijan
  • Oil industry in Azerbaijan
    Oil Industry in Azerbaijan
    The petroleum industry in Azerbaijan produces about of oil per day and 1 bcma of gas. Azerbaijan is one of the birthplaces of the oil industry, its history is linked to the fortunes of petroleum. It is poised to become an important oil and gas producer once again.- Early history:There is evidence...
    
    
• Health care in Azerbaijan
• Mining in Azerbaijan
• Azerbaijan Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Azerbaijan
  Tourism in Azerbaijan
  Tourism is an important part of the economy of Azerbaijan. The country's large abundance of natural and cultural attractions make it an attractive destination of visitors...
  
  
• Transport in Azerbaijan
  Transport in Azerbaijan
  The transport in Azerbaijan involves air traffic, waterways and railroads. All transportation activities in Azerbaijan except for oil and gas pipelines are regulated by the Ministry of Transportation of Azerbaijan Republic....
  
  
  • Airports in Azerbaijan
  • Rail transport in Azerbaijan
  • Roads in Azerbaijan
• Water supply and sanitation in Azerbaijan

Education in Azerbaijan

Main article: Education in Azerbaijan

Education in Azerbaijan

Education system in Azerbaijan is regulated by the Ministry of Education of Azerbaijan.In the pre-Soviet period, Azerbaijani education included intensive Islamic religious training that commenced in early childhood. Beginning at roughly age five and sometimes continuing until age twenty, children...

• Ministry of Education of Azerbaijan
  Ministry of Education (Azerbaijan)
  The Ministry of Education of Azerbaijan Republic is a governmental agency within the Cabinet of Azerbaijan in charge of regulating the education system in Azerbaijan. The ministry is headed by Misir Mardanov.-History:...
  
  
• Primary education
  • Required: Education through the eighth grade is compulsory.
• Higher education
  • Total enrollment: 105,000+ (2009)
  • Faculty:
    • 11,566 professors
    • 12,616 other faculty members
  • Universities in Azerbaijan
    • Total: 51
      • 36 state-run universities
      • 15 private universities
    • List of universities in Baku
• Libraries
  • Khazar University Library Information Center
    Khazar University Library Information Center
    The Khazar University Library and Information Center is the library of Khazar University in Baku. It maintains three branches open to the public: The main library on the Nefchilar Campus; the MBA branch on the downtown Baku campus; and the Alatava campus library .-Collections:Approximately...
    
    
  • National Library of Azerbaijan

See also

• Index of Azerbaijan-related articles
• List of international rankings
• Member states of the United Nations
• Outline of geography
  Outline of geography
  The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to geography:Geography – science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth.- Geography is :...
  
  
  • Outline of Asia
    Outline of Asia
    The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Asia:Asia – world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres...
    
    
    • Outline of Nagorno-Karabakh
      Outline of Nagorno-Karabakh
      Nagorno-Karabakh is a disputed region in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia. It encompasses the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, a de facto independent republic, and is officially part of the Republic of Azerbaijan, about west of the Azerbaijani capital of Baku and close to the border with...
      
      

External links

• State Statistical Committee of Azerbaijan