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Facts & Information about Azerbaijan
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Flag Of Azerbaijan
Map Of Azerbaijan
Facts & Figures
- Republic of Azerbaijan
President: Ilham Aliyev (2003)
Prime Minister: Artur Rasizade (2003)
Land area: 33,436 sq mi (86,600 sq km); total area: 33,436 sq mi (86,600 sq km)
Population (2014 est.): 9,686,210 (growth rate: 0.99%); birth rate: 16.96/1000; infant mortality rate: 26.67/1000; life expectancy: 71.91
Capital and largest city (2011 est.): Baku, 2.123 million
Other large cities (2004 est.): Ganja, 303,000; Sumgait, 280,500- Monetary unit: Manat
National Name: Azarbaycan Respublikasi
Current government officials
Azerbaijan Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members
- Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments
Date of Information: 6/11/2012
| Pres. | Ilham ALIYEV |
| Prime Min. | Artur RASIZADE |
| First Dep. Prime Min. | Yaqub EYYUBOV |
| Dep. Prime Min. | Elchin EFENDIYEV |
| Dep. Prime Min. | Ali HASANOV |
| Dep. Prime Min. | Abid SHARIFOV |
| Min. of Agriculture | Ismat ABBASOV |
| Min. of Communications & Information Technology | Ali ABBASOV |
| Min. of Culture & Tourism | Abulfaz GARAYEV |
| Min. of Defense | Safar ABIYEV, Gen. Col. |
| Min. of Defense Industry | Yavar JAMALOV |
| Min. of Ecology & Natural Resources | Huseyngulu BAGIROV |
| Min. of Economic Development | Shahin MUSTAFAYEV |
| Min. of Education | Misir MARDANOV |
| Min. of Emergency Situations | Kamaladdin HEYDAROV |
| Min. of Finance | Samir SHARIFOV |
| Min. of Foreign Affairs | Elmar MAMMADYAROV |
| Min. of Health | Oqtay SHIRALIYEV |
| Min. of Industry & Energy | Natiq ALIYEV |
| Min. of Internal Affairs | Ramil USUBOV, Gen. Col. |
| Min. of Justice | Fikret MAMEDOV |
| Min. of Labor & Social Security | Fizuli ALEKPEROV |
| Min. of National Security | Eldar MAHMUDOV |
| Min. of Sports & Youth | Azad RAHIMOV |
| Min. of Taxation | Fazil MAMEDOV |
| Min. of Transport | Ziya MAMMADOV |
| Chmn., National Bank | Elman RUSTAMOV |
| Ambassador to the US | Elin SULEYMANOV |
| Permanent Representative to the UN, New York | Agshin MEHDIYEV |
Languages: Azerbaijani (Azeri) (official) 92.5%, Russian 1.4%, Armenian 1.4%, other 4.7% (2009 est.)
Religions: Muslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox 2.3%, other 1.8% (1995 est.). Note: religious affiliation is still nominal in Azerbaijan; percentages for actual practicing adherents are much lower- National Holiday: Founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan, May 28
Literacy rate: 99.8% (2010 est.)
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2013 est.): $102.7 billion; per capita $10,800.- Real growth rate: 5.8%.
- Inflation: 2.4%.
- Unemployment: 6% official rate (2013 est.).
- Arable land: 21.78%.
- Agriculture: cotton, grain, rice, grapes, fruit, vegetables, tea, tobacco; cattle, pigs, sheep, goats.
- Labor force: 4.68 million (2012 est.); agriculture and forestry 38.3%, industry 12.1%, services 49.6% (2008).
- Industries: petroleum and natural gas, petroleum products, oilfield equipment; steel, iron ore; cement; chemicals and petrochemicals; textiles.
- Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, nonferrous metals, alumina. Exports: $34.46 billion (2013 est.): oil and gas 90%, machinery, cotton, foodstuffs. Imports: $10.72 billion (2013 est.): machinery and equipment, oil products, foodstuffs, metals, chemicals.
- Major trading partners: Italy, Israel, Turkey, France, U.S., India, Russia, China, Germany, Indonesia, Ukraine, Thailand, UK (2006).
- Communications: Telephones: main lines in use: 1.734 million (2012); mobile cellular: 10.125 million (2012).
- Broadcast media: 3 state-run and 1 public TV channels; 4 domestic commercial TV stations and about 15 regional TV stations; cable TV services are available in Baku; 1 state-run and 1 public radio network operating; a small number of private commercial radio stations broadcasting; local FM relays of Baku commercial stations are available in many localities; local relays of several international broadcasters had been available until late 2008 when their broadcasts were banned from FM frequencies (2010).
- Internet hosts: 46,856 (2011).
Internet users: 2.42 million (2009).
Transportation: Railways: total: 2,918 km (2011).
Highways: total: 59,141 km; paved: 29,210 km; unpaved: 29,931 km (2011).
Ports and harbors: Baku (Baki).
Airports: 37 (2013).
Geography
Azerbaijan is located on the western shore of the Caspian Sea at the southeast extremity of the Caucasus. The region is a mountainous country, and only about 7% of it is arable land. The Kura River Valley is the area’s major agricultural zone.
Government Type: Constitutional republic
History
Northern Azerbaijan was known as Caucasian Albania in ancient times. The area was the site of many conflicts involving Arabs, Kazars, and Turks. After the 11th century, the territory became dominated by Turks and eventually was a stronghold of the Shiite Muslim religion and Islamic culture. The territory of Soviet Azerbaijan was acquired by Russia from Persia through the Treaty of Gulistan in 1813 and the Treaty of Turkamanchai in 1828.
After the Bolshevik Revolution, Azerbaijan declared its independence from Russia in May 1918. The republic was reconquered by the Red Army in 1920 and was annexed into the Transcaucasian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1922. It was later reestablished as a separate Soviet Republic on Dec. 5, 1936. Azerbaijan declared independence from the collapsing Soviet Union on Aug. 30, 1991.
Since 1988, Azerbaijan and Armenia have been feuding over the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh. The majority of the enclave’s inhabitants are Armenian Christians agitating to secede from the predominantly Muslim Azerbaijan and join with Armenia. War broke out in 1988 when Nagorno-Karabakh tried to break away and annex itself to Armenia, and 30,000 died before a cease-fire agreement was reached in 1994, with Armenia regaining its hold over the disputed enclave. Final plans on the status of Nagorno-Karabakh have yet to be determined.
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