Azerbaijan
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| Republic of Azerbaijan
Azərbaycan Respublikası
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| Anthem: Azərbaycan marşı (English: March of Azerbaijan)  |
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| Capital (and largest city) |
Baku | |||||
| Official language(s) | Azerbaijani | |||||
| Ethnic groups | Azerbaijani | |||||
| Demonym | Azerbaijani | |||||
| Government | Presidential republic | |||||
| - | President | Ilham Aliyev | ||||
| - | Prime Minister | Artur Rasizade | ||||
| - | Speaker | Ogtay Asadov | ||||
| Formation and independence | ||||||
| - | Atabegs of Azerbaijan | 1135 |
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| - | Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan | 28 May 1918 |
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| - | Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic | 28 April 1920 |
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| - | Independence from the Soviet Union Declared
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30 August 1991 18 October 1991 |
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| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 86,600 km2 (114th) 33,436 sq mi |
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| - | Water (%) | 1.6[1] | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 2011 estimate | 9,165,000[2] (89th) | ||||
| - | Density | 105.8/km2 (103th) 274.1/sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $94.318 billion[3] | ||||
| - | Per capita | $10,340[3] | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $72.189 billion[3] | ||||
| - | Per capita | $7,914[3] | ||||
| Gini (2001) | 36.5[4] (medium) | |||||
| HDI (2010) | ▲ 0.713[5] (high) (67th) | |||||
| Currency | Manat (AZN) |
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| Time zone | UTC (UTC+4) | |||||
| - | Summer (DST) | DST (UTC+5) | ||||
| Drives on the | Right | |||||
| Internet TLD | .az | |||||
| Calling code | 994 | |||||
Azerbaijan (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan), or Republic of Azerbaijan, is a country in South Caucasus region of Eurasia. It is next to Russia in the north, Georgia, Armenia, in the west, Iran in the south, and Caspian Sea on the east. Its capital city is Baku. Azerbaijan became independent from the Soviet Union when it ended in 1991.
Azerbaijan also includes Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, an enclave, which is next to Armenia to the north and east, Iran to the south and west, and Turkey to the northwest.
Most of Azerbaijan's land is located in Western Asia and is called an Asian country by the United Nations.
However, because it is close and its history is related to Europe, Azerbaijan is also a member of a number of European groups, including the Council of Europe since 2001.
More than 90% of the people are ethnic Azerbaijanis. Minorities include Russians, Georgians and other minorities. Also, Shia Islam, is by far the largest religion in the country, followed by Sunni Islam. There are also a small amount of Christians (mainly Eastern Orthodox), Jews (mainly Ashkenazi), agnostics and atheists.
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[change] History
Ancient Azerbaijan was named "Caucasian Albania" and was relatively independent under Roman/Byzantine (Roman Azerbaijan) and Persian control.
After the Arab conquest in the 7th century the country has been always under Muslim influence, when its population became Muslim, until the Russian Empire entered the Caucasus region.
From 1920 to 1991, Azerbaijan was a Communist country as a member of the Soviet Union.
Since the early 19th century many Russians settled in Azerbaijan, but after the end of the Soviet Union with the independence of Azerbaijan which is back in control, most Russians and other minorities have left the country and are continuing to leave the country.
[change] Other pages
- Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan (1918-1920)
- Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (1920-1991)
[change] Other websites
[change] General information
- Azerbaijan International
- Heydar Aliyev Foundation
- Azerbaijan at the Open Directory Project
- CIA World Factbook information about Azerbaijan
- Azerbaijan at University of Colorado at Boulder
- Country profile from BBC
[change] Major government resources
- President of Azerbaijan website
- Azerbaijan State Statistical Committee
- United Nations Office in Azerbaijan
[change] Major news media
[change] Tourism
[change] References
- ↑ "The World Fact Book – Armenia". Central Intelligence Agency. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/az.html. Retrieved 2010-07-17.
- ↑ 11 July – The International Population Day, The demographic situation in Azerbaijan, The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan, 11 July 2011, retrieved 12 July 2011
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Azerbaijan:Report for Selected Countries and Subjects". International Monetary Fund. http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2011/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?sy=2008&ey=2011&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=912&s=NGDPD%2CNGDPDPC%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPPC%2CLP&grp=0&a=&pr.x=45&pr.y=0. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
- ↑ "Distribution of family income – Gini index". The World Factbook. CIA. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2172.html. Retrieved September 1, 2009.
- ↑ "Human Development Report 2010". United Nations. 2010. http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_2010_EN_Complete_reprint.pdf. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
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