Outline of Azerbaijan

See also:Index of Azerbaijan-related articles

TheFlag of Azerbaijan

TheCoat of arms of Azerbaijan

The location ofAzerbaijan

Flag-map of Azerbaijan

An enlargeable map ofAzerbaijan

The followingoutlineis provided as an overview of and topical guide to Azerbaijan:

Azerbaijan– largest country in theCaucasusregion ofEurasia,bordering theCaspian Seaand possessing a richfossil fuels industry.It is a progressive and secular predominantlyShia Islamicsociety, with a hightolerance for other religions.

General reference

An enlargeable relief map ofAzerbaijan

• 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: TheRepublic of Azerbaijan
• Commonendonym(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:SeeISO 3166-2:AZ
• Internetcountry code top-level domain:.az

Geography of Azerbaijan

An enlargeable topographic map ofAzerbaijan

Geography of Azerbaijan

• Azerbaijan is: alandlocked country(though it has a coast on the non-freshwater lake, theCaspian Sea)
• Location:
  • Eurasia
    • Asia
      • Western Asia
        • Caucasus(betweenEuropeandAsia)
          • South Caucasus
  • Time zone:Azerbaijan Time(UTC+04)
  • Extreme points of Azerbaijan
    • High:Bazarduzu Dagi4,485 m (14,715 ft)
    • Low:Caspian Sea−28 m (−92 ft)
  • Land boundaries: 2,013 km

Armenia787 km

Iran611 km

Georgia322 km

Russia284 km

Turkey9 km

• Coastline:none

• Population of Azerbaijan:9,165,000(2011) -93rd 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 Reserveoccupies the southern slopes of theCaucasus 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 inOld City (Baku),is aUNESCOworld 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 anexclaveinBaku)
• 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 ofArmenia)
• Goranboy
• Goychay(Göyçay)
• Hajigabul(Hacıqabul)
• Imishli(İmişli)
• Ismailli(İsmayıllı)
• Kalbajar(Kəlbəcər) (de factopartially inNagorno-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)
• Goygolformerly 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

• Capitalof Azerbaijan:Baku
• Cities of Azerbaijan

Demography of Azerbaijan

Demographics of Azerbaijan

Government and politics of Azerbaijan

Politics of Azerbaijan

• Form of government:unitarysemi-presidentialrepublic
• Capitalof 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:

• 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
• Azerbaijanisandethnic 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
    • 12,616 other faculty members
  • 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 withAzerbaijan
• All pages with titles beginning withAzerbaijani
• All pages with titles containingAzerbaijan
• All pages with titles containingAzerbaijani
• 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

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Azerbaijan

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