World Region Information --- Azerbaijan Information
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The mainland of Azerbaijan is bordered by Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to the south. It also faces the Caspian Sea to the east. The Nakhchivan enclave borders Armenia to the north and east, Iran to the south and west, and Turkey to the northwest.
Approx. 87,000 km2
Sumgait(330,000), Ganja(320,000), etc.
Approximately 10.03 million people
Approximately 92% Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan is the official language
97% Muslim, 3% Christian, Others
Influenced by Iran, Turkey, Russia, etc., it has developed independently. Currently, it is being influenced by the globalized Western culture.
- Flame Towers
- Museum of Modern Art
- Icherisheher
- Absheron National Park
- Gobustan National Historical-Artistic Preserve
- Shirvan National Park
- Yanar Dag(burning hill)
- Seaside Boulevard
- Atashgah Zoroastrianism Fire Temple
Education up to grade 8 is compulsory.
- Azerbaijan medical university
- Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction
- Khazar University
- Azerbaijan State University of Economics
- Nakhchivan State University
- Baku Eurasian University
- Nakhchivan University
- Baku Girls University
1828 Treaty of Turkmanchay turns northern Azerbaijan into Russian territory
1848-49 World's first oil well created in southern Baku
1878 Established Nobel Brothers Oil Company
1918 Azerbaijan People's Republic Declaration of Independence
1920 Formation of Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic
1922 Together with Georgia and Armenia, it forms the Transcaucasian Socialist Federal Soviet Republic. become a founding member of the USSR
1936 Transcaucasian Socialist Federal Soviet Republic dissolved. Joined the USSR as Azerbaijan-Soviet Socialist Republic
1988 Sumgait Incident
1990 Baku Incident
1991 The name of the country is changed to the Republic of Azerbaijan. declaration of independent republic
2020 Military conflict with Armenia intensifies over Nagorno-Karabakh
It is a presidential republic. Executive power is held by the president and the prime minister. The parliament is unicameral.
- Parliament
- Executive Office of the President
- The Supreme Court of the Republic of Azerbaijan
$4,498
While growth is expected due to oil production, it is said that there is a delay in stabilizing the macro economy.
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