Outline of Azerbaijan

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The location of Azerbaijan

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See also: Index of Azerbaijan-related articles

The Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest and most populous country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Eastern Europe and Western Asia, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the west and northwest, Armenia to the southwest, and Iran to the south. The Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan is bordered by Armenia to the north and east, Iran to the south and Turkey to the west and southwest. Nagorno-Karabakh, along with 7 other districts in Azerbaijan's southwest, have been occupied by Armenia since the end of the Nagorno-Karabakh War in 1994.^[1] Four United Nations Security Council Resolutions (822, 853, 874, and 884) called for "the withdrawal of occupying forces from occupied areas of the Azerbaijani Republic"^[2] The country's territory also encompasses several islands in the Caspian Sea. Azerbaijan, a nation with an ethnic Turkic and Shi‘ite Muslim majority population,^[1][3] is a secular and unitary republic. The country has been a co-founder of GUAM and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, and has been a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States since September 1993.^[4] The country has a Permanent Mission to the European Union, hosts a Special Envoy of the European Commission and is a member of the United Nations, OSCE, Council of Europe, and the NATO Partnership for Peace (PfP) program.

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

General reference

An enlargeable relief map of Azerbaijan

• Pronunciation: /ˌæzərbaɪˈdʒɑːn/
• 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 ISO 3166-2:AZ
• Internet country code top-level domain: .az

Geography of Azerbaijan

An enlargeable topographic map of Azerbaijan.

Main article: Geography of Azerbaijan

• Azerbaijan is: a landlocked country (though it has a coast on the non-freshwater lake, the Caspian Sea)
• Location:
  • Eurasia
    • Caucasus (between Europe and Asia)
      • South Caucasus
  • Time zone: Azerbaijan Time (UTC+04), Azerbaijan Summer Time (UTC+05)
  • Extreme points of Azerbaijan
    • High: Bazarduzu Dagi 4,485 m (14,715 ft)
    • Low: Caspian Sea −28 m (−92 ft)
  • Land boundaries: 2,013 km

 Armenia 787 km

 Iran 611 km

 Georgia 322 km

 Russia 284 km

 Turkey 9 km

• Coastline: none^[5]

• Population of Azerbaijan: 8,676,000(2008) - 91st most populous country
• Area of Azerbaijan: 86,600 square kilometres (33,400 sq mi) - 113th largest country
• Atlas of Azerbaijan

Environment of Azerbaijan

Ismailli State Reserve occupies the southern slopes of the Caucasus Mountains

Main article: Environment of Azerbaijan

• Climate of Azerbaijan
• Environmental issues in Azerbaijan
• Ecoregions 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

Maiden Tower, located in Old City (Baku), is a UNESCO world heritage site

Main article: Landforms 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

Regions of Azerbaijan

Main article: Regions of Azerbaijan

Ecoregions of Azerbaijan

Main article: Ecoregions in Azerbaijan

Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan

Main article: Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan

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

Districts of Azerbaijan

Main article: 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)
• Davachi (Dəvəçi)
• 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) (de facto part of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic)
• Tartar (Tərtər) (de facto partially in Nagorno-Karabakh Republic)
• Tovuz (borders an exclave of Armenia)
• Ujar (Ucar)
• Khachmaz (Xaçmaz)
• Goygol formerly Khanlar (Xanlar)
• Khizi (Xızı)
• Khojali (Xocalı) (de facto part of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic)
• Khojavend (Xocavənd) (de facto part of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic)
• Yardymli (Yardımlı)
• Yevlakh (Yevlax)
• Zangilan (Zəngilan)
• Zaqatala
• Zardab (Zərdab)

Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic

• Babek (Babək)
• Julfa (Culfa)
• Kangarli (Kəngərli)
• Nakhchivan City (Naxçıvan Şəhər)
• Ordubad
• Sadarak (Sədərək) (includes one exclave in Armenia)
• Shakhbuz (Şahbuz)
• Sharur (Şərur)

Municipalities of Azerbaijan

Main article: Municipalities of Azerbaijan

• Capital of Azerbaijan: Baku
• Cities of Azerbaijan

Demography of Azerbaijan

Main article: Demographics of Azerbaijan

Government and politics of Azerbaijan

Main article: Government of Azerbaijan and Politics of Azerbaijan

Main government building in Azerbaijan's capital, Baku

• Form of government: presidential republic
• Capital of Azerbaijan: Baku

• Elections in Azerbaijan
  • (specific elections)
• Political parties in Azerbaijan
• Political scandals of Azerbaijan
• Taxation in Azerbaijan

Branches of government

Main article: 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 (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of Azerbaijan
  • Lower house: House of Commons of Azerbaijan

Judicial branch of the government of Azerbaijan

Main article: Court system of Azerbaijan

• Supreme Court of Azerbaijan

Foreign relations of Azerbaijan

Main article: Foreign relations of Azerbaijan

• Diplomatic missions in Azerbaijan
• Diplomatic missions of Azerbaijan

International organization membership

The Republic of Azerbaijan is a member of:^[1]

Asian Development Bank (ADB) Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone (BSEC) Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Council of Europe (CE) Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) International Development Association (IDA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Organization for Migration (IOM) International Organization for Standardization (ISO) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (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 (OAS) (observer) Partnership for Peace (PFP) Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI) (observer) United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Universal Postal Union (UPU) World Customs Organization (WCO) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Trade Organization (WTO) (observer)

Law and order in Azerbaijan

Main article: 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

Main article: Azerbaijani Armed Forces

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief: President of Azerbaijan
    • Ministry of Defence (Azerbaijan)

• Forces
  • Azerbaijani Land Forces
    • Azerbaijani National Guard
    • Azerbaijani Peacekeeping Forces
  • Azerbaijani Air and Air Defence Force
  • Azerbaijani Navy

• Paramilitary agencies
  • State Border Service (Azerbaijan)
    • Azerbaijani Coast Guard
  • Internal Troops of Azerbaijan

• Military history of Azerbaijan
• Military ranks of Azerbaijan

Local government in Azerbaijan

Main article: Local government in Azerbaijan

History of Azerbaijan

Main article: History of Azerbaijan, Timeline of the history of Azerbaijan, and Current events of Azerbaijan

• Economic history of Azerbaijan
• Military history of Azerbaijan

Culture of Azerbaijan

Ashiq musicians from Azerbaijan, playing in Old Baku.

Main article: Azerbaijani culture

• Architecture of Azerbaijan
• Cuisine of Azerbaijan
• Ethnic minorities in Azerbaijan
• Festivals in Azerbaijan
• Humor 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
  • Buddhism 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

Main article: Sport in Azerbaijan

• Football in Azerbaijan
• Azerbaijan at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Azerbaijan

Main article: 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
• Economic history of Azerbaijan
• 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
• Transport in Azerbaijan
  • Airports in Azerbaijan
  • Rail transport in Azerbaijan
  • Roads in Azerbaijan
• Water supply and sanitation in Azerbaijan

Education in Azerbaijan

Main article: 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:
    • 11,566 professors ^[6]
    • 12,616 other faculty members^[6]
  • Universities in Azerbaijan
    • Total: 51
      • 36 state-run universities
      • 15 private universities
    • List of universities in Baku
• Libraries
  • Khazar University Library Information Center
  • National Library of Azerbaijan

See also

	Azerbaijan portal
	Southwest Asia portal

Main article: Azerbaijan

• All pages beginning with "Azerbaijan"
• All pages beginning with "Azerbaijani"
• 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

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Azerbaijan". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/aj.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009. 
2. ^ U.S. Department of State - 1993 UN Security Council Resolutions on Nagorno-Karabakh
3. ^ US State Department profile of Azerbaijan
4. ^ US State Department 1993 Country Reports on Economic Practice and Trade Reports: Azerbaijan
5. ^ Azerbaijan borders the Caspian Sea, a remnant of the ancient Paratethys Sea.
6. ^ ^{a b} "ALİ VƏ ORTA İXTİSAS TƏHSİLİ SAHƏSİ ÜZRƏ 2009-CU İLDƏ GÖRÜLMÜŞ İŞLƏRƏ DAİR HESABAT [Report on Works in Secondary and Higher Education Sector in 2009]". http://tehsil.gov.az/view.php?lang=az&menu=300&id=1444. Retrieved 2010-11=04. 

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Azerbaijan

• State Statistical Committee of Azerbaijan
• Azerbaijan entry at The World Factbook