Place:Outline of Azerbaijan
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Short description: Country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
The Flag of Azerbaijan
The Coat of arms of Azerbaijan
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Azerbaijan:
Azerbaijan – largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia, bordering the Caspian Sea and possessing a rich fossil fuels industry. Azerbaijan is a progressive and secular predominantly Shia Islamic society, with a high tolerance for other religions.[1]
General reference
- Pronunciation: UK: /ˌæzərbaɪˈdʒɑːn, -ˈdʒæn/ (Audio file "En-Azerbaijan-pronunciation.ogg" not found) AZ-ər-by-JA(H)N, US: /ˌɑːzərbaɪˈdʒɑːn, ˌæz-/ A(H)Z-ər-by-JAHN, Template:IPA-az
- Common English country name: Azerbaijan
- Official English country name: The Republic of Azerbaijan
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Azerbaijani, Azeri
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of Azerbaijan
- International rankings of Azerbaijan
- ISO country codes: AZ, AZE, 031
- ISO region codes: See AZ
- Internet country code top-level domain: .az
Geography of Azerbaijan
Geography of Azerbaijan
- Azerbaijan is: a landlocked country (though it has a coast on the non-freshwater lake, the Caspian Sea)
- Location:
Armenia 787 km
Iran 611 km
Georgia 322 km
Russia 284 km
Turkey 9 km
- Coastline: none[2]
- Population of Azerbaijan: 9,165,000(2011) - 99th most populous country
- Area of Azerbaijan: 86,600 square kilometres (33,400 sq mi) - 113th largest country
- Atlas of Azerbaijan
Environment of Azerbaijan
Environment of Azerbaijan
- Climate of Azerbaijan
- Environmental issues in Azerbaijan
- Renewable energy in Azerbaijan
- Geology of Azerbaijan
- Protected areas of Azerbaijan
- Biosphere reserves in Azerbaijan
- National parks of Azerbaijan
- Wildlife of Azerbaijan
- Flora of Azerbaijan
- Fauna of 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 Azerbaijan
Regions of Azerbaijan
Regions of Azerbaijan
Ecoregions of Azerbaijan
List of ecoregions in Azerbaijan
Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan
Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan
- Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
- Districts of Azerbaijan
- Municipalities of Azerbaijan
Districts of Azerbaijan
Districts of Azerbaijan There are 59 districts in Azerbaijan and 8 districts in the Autonomous Republic:
- Absheron (Abşeron) (includes an exclave in Baku)
- Agjabadi (Ağcabədi)
- Agdam (Ağdam)
- Agdash (Ağdaş)
- Agstafa (Ağstafa)
- Agsu (Ağsu)
- Astara
- Balakan (Balakən)
- Barda (Bərdə)
- Beylagan (Beyləqan)
- Bilasuvar (Biləsuvar)
- Jabrayil (Cəbrayıl)
- Jalilabad (Cəlilabad)
- Dashkasan (Daşkəsən)
- Shabran (Şabran)
- Fizuli (Füzuli)
- Gadabay (Gədəbəy) (borders an exclave of Armenia)
- Goranboy
- Goychay (Göyçay)
- Hajigabul (Hacıqabul)
- Imishli (İmişli)
- Ismailli (İsmayıllı)
- Kalbajar (Kəlbəcər) (de facto partially in Nagorno-Karabakh Republic)
- Kurdamir (Kürdəmir)
- Lachin (Laçın)
- Lankaran (Lənkəran)
- Lerik
- Masally (Masallı)
- Neftchala (Neftçala)
- Oguz (Oğuz)
- Qabala (Qəbələ)
- Qakh (Qax)
- Qazakh (Qazax) (includes two exclaves in Armenia)
- Qobustan
- Quba
- Qubadli (Qubadlı)
- Qusar
- Saatly (Saatlı)
- Sabirabad
- Shaki (Şəki)
- Salyan
- Shamakhi (Şamaxı)
- Shamkir (Şəmkir)
- Samukh (Samux)
- Siazan (Siyəzən)
- Shusha (Şuşa)
- Tartar (Tərtər)
- Tovuz (borders an exclave of Armenia)
- Ujar (Ucar)
- Khachmaz (Xaçmaz)
- Goygol formerly Khanlar (Xanlar)
- Khizi (Xızı)
- Khojali (Xocalı)
- Khojavend (Xocavənd)
- Yardymli (Yardımlı)
- Yevlakh (Yevlax)
- Zangilan (Zəngilan)
- Zaqatala
- Zardab (Zərdab)
- Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
- Babek (Babək)
- Julfa (Culfa)
- Kangarli (Kəngərli)
- Nakhchivan City (Naxçıvan Şəhəri)
- Ordubad
- Sadarak (Sədərək) (includes one exclave in Armenia)
- Shahbuz (Şahbuz)
- Sharur (Şərur)
Municipalities of Azerbaijan
Municipalities of Azerbaijan
- Capital of Azerbaijan: Baku
- Cities of Azerbaijan
Demography of Azerbaijan
Demographics of Azerbaijan
Government and politics of Azerbaijan
Politics of Azerbaijan
- Form of government: unitary semi-presidential republic
- Capital of Azerbaijan: Baku
- Elections in Azerbaijan
- Political parties in Azerbaijan
- Taxation in Azerbaijan
Branches of government
Government of Azerbaijan
Executive branch of the government of Azerbaijan
- Head of state: President of Azerbaijan,
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Azerbaijan,
- Cabinet of Azerbaijan
Legislative branch of the government of Azerbaijan
- Parliament of Azerbaijan
Judicial branch of the government of Azerbaijan
Judiciary of Azerbaijan
- Supreme Court of Azerbaijan
Foreign relations of Azerbaijan
Foreign relations of Azerbaijan
- Diplomatic missions in Azerbaijan
- Diplomatic missions of Azerbaijan
International organization membership
The Republic of Azerbaijan is a member of:[3]
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Law and order in Azerbaijan
Law of Azerbaijan
- Capital punishment in Azerbaijan
- Constitution of Azerbaijan
- Crime in Azerbaijan
- Human rights in Azerbaijan
- LGBT rights in Azerbaijan
- Freedom of religion in Azerbaijan
- Law enforcement in Azerbaijan
Military of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani Armed Forces
- Command
- Commander-in-chief: President of Azerbaijan
- Ministry of Defence (Azerbaijan)
- Commander-in-chief: President of Azerbaijan
- Forces
- Azerbaijani Land Forces
- Azerbaijani National Guard
- Azerbaijani Peacekeeping Forces
- Azerbaijani Air and Air Defence Force
- Azerbaijani Navy
- Azerbaijani Land Forces
- Paramilitary agencies
- State Border Service (Azerbaijan)
- Azerbaijani Coast Guard
- Internal Troops of Azerbaijan
- State Border Service (Azerbaijan)
- Military history of Azerbaijan
- Military ranks of Azerbaijan
Local government in Azerbaijan
Local government in Azerbaijan
History of Azerbaijan
History of Azerbaijan
- Timeline of the history of Azerbaijan
- Current events of Azerbaijan
- Military history of Azerbaijan
Culture of Azerbaijan
Culture of Azerbaijan
- Architecture of Azerbaijan
- Cuisine of Azerbaijan
- Ethnic minorities in Azerbaijan
- Festivals in Azerbaijan
- Languages of Azerbaijan
- Media in Azerbaijan
- National symbols of Azerbaijan
- Coat of arms of Azerbaijan
- Flag of Azerbaijan
- National anthem of Azerbaijan
- People of Azerbaijan
- Prostitution in Azerbaijan
- Public holidays in Azerbaijan
- Records of Azerbaijan
- Religion in Azerbaijan
- Christianity in Azerbaijan
- Hinduism in Azerbaijan
- Islam in Azerbaijan
- Judaism in Azerbaijan
- Sikhism in Azerbaijan
- World Heritage Sites in Azerbaijan
Art in Azerbaijan
- Art in Azerbaijan
- Cinema of Azerbaijan
- Literature of Azerbaijan
- Music of Azerbaijan
- Television in Azerbaijan
- Theatre in Azerbaijan
Sport in Azerbaijan
Sport in Azerbaijan
- Football in Azerbaijan
- Azerbaijan at the Olympics
Economy and infrastructure of Azerbaijan
Economy of Azerbaijan
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 79th (seventy-ninth)
- Agriculture in Azerbaijan
- Banking in Azerbaijan
- National Bank of Azerbaijan
- Communications in Azerbaijan
- Internet in Azerbaijan
- Companies of Azerbaijan
- Currency of Azerbaijan: Manat
- ISO 4217: AZN
- Energy in Azerbaijan
- Energy in Azerbaijan
- Energy policy of Azerbaijan
- Oil industry in Azerbaijan
- Health care in Azerbaijan
- Mining in Azerbaijan
- Azerbaijan Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Azerbaijan
- Visa policy of Azerbaijan
- Transport in Azerbaijan
- Airports in Azerbaijan
- Rail transport in Azerbaijan
- Roads in Azerbaijan
Education in Azerbaijan
Education in Azerbaijan
- Ministry of Education of Azerbaijan
- Primary education
- Required: Education through the eighth grade is compulsory.
- Higher education
- Total enrollment: 105,000+ (2009)
- Faculty:
- Universities in Azerbaijan
- Total: 51
- 36 state-run universities
- 15 private universities
- List of universities in Baku
- Total: 51
- Libraries
- National Library of Azerbaijan
See also
- All pages with titles containing Azerbaijan
- All pages with titles containing Azerbaijani
- Index of Azerbaijan-related articles
- List of international rankings
- Member states of the United Nations
- Outline of geography
- Outline of Asia
- Outline of Nagorno-Karabakh
- Outline of Asia
References
- ↑ E. Cornell, Svante (2006). The Politicization of Islam in Azerbaijan. Silk Road Paper. pp. 124, 222, 229, 269–270.
- ↑ Azerbaijan borders the Caspian Sea, a remnant of the ancient Paratethys Sea.
- ↑ "Azerbaijan". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/azerbaijan/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "ALİ VƏ ORTA İXTİSAS TƏHSİLİ SAHƏSİ ÜZRƏ 2009-CU İLDƏ GÖRÜLMÜŞ İŞLƏRƏ DAİR HESABAT". http://tehsil.gov.az/view.php?lang=az&menu=300&id=1444.
External links
- State Statistical Committee of Azerbaijan
- Azerbaijan. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
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