Outline of Azerbaijan

The Flag of Azerbaijan

The Coat of arms of Azerbaijan

The location of Azerbaijan

An enlargeable map of the Republic of Azerbaijan

See also: Index of Azerbaijan-related articles

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

Azerbaijan – largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia, and one of the most progressive and secular Islamic societies. It is a democratic republic, and is among the Muslim countries where support for secularism and tolerance is the highest, especially against Armenians.

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

File:Azerbaijan topographic map-de.svg

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

• 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

Main article: 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 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:

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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

• Form of government: unitary semi-presidential republic
• Capital of Azerbaijan: Baku

• Elections in Azerbaijan
• Political parties in 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:

• 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
  • 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

• Military history of Azerbaijan

Culture of Azerbaijan

Main article: Azerbaijani culture

• Architecture of Azerbaijan
• Cuisine of Azerbaijan
• Ethnic minorities in 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
• People 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

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
• 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

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
    • 12,616 other faculty members
  • 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

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

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Azerbaijan

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