Outline of Azerbaijan

See also: Index of Azerbaijan-related articles

The Flag of Azerbaijan

The Coat of arms of Azerbaijan

The location of Azerbaijan

Flag-map of Azerbaijan

An enlargeable map of the Republic 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

An enlargeable relief map of Azerbaijan

• Pronunciation: UK: /ˌæzərbaɪˈdʒɑːn, -ˈdʒæn/ ^ⓘ AZ-ər-by-JA(H)N, US: /ˌɑːzərbaɪˈdʒɑːn, ˌæz-/ A(H)Z-ər-by-JAHN, Azerbaijani: [ɑːzæɾbɑjˈdʒɑn]
• 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

Geography of Azerbaijan

• Azerbaijan is: a landlocked country (though it has a coast on the non-freshwater lake, the Caspian Sea)
• Location:
  • Eurasia
    • Asia
      • Western Asia
        • Caucasus (between Europe and Asia)
          • South Caucasus
  • Time zone: Azerbaijan Time (UTC+04)
  • 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^[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

Ismailli State Reserve occupies the southern slopes of the Caucasus Mountains.

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

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

• 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]

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) Organisation 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

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)
• 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

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
• Azerbaijanis and ethnic minorities in Azerbaijan
• Cuisine of 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
• 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:
    • 11,566 professors ^[4]
    • 12,616 other faculty members^[4]
  • Universities in Azerbaijan
    • Total: 51
      • 36 state-run universities
      • 15 private universities
    • List of universities in Baku
• Libraries
  • National Library of Azerbaijan

See also

Azerbaijan

• All pages with titles beginning with Azerbaijan
• All pages with titles 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. E. Cornell, Svante (2006). The Politicization of Islam in Azerbaijan. Silk Road Paper. pp. 124, 222, 229, 269–270.
2. Azerbaijan borders the Caspian Sea, a remnant of the ancient Paratethys Sea.
3. "Azerbaijan". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
4. "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]. Archived from the original on 2011-08-23. Retrieved 2010-11-04.

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Azerbaijan

• State Statistical Committee of Azerbaijan
• Azerbaijan. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.