Outline of Azerbaijan
Country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Azerbaijan:
Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a landlocked country at the boundary of Western Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia's republic of Dagestan to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Turkey (via the exclave of Nakhchivan) and Armenia to the west, and Iran to the south. Baku is the capital and largest city.
General reference
- 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
- Azerbaijan is: a landlocked country (though it has a coast on the non-freshwater lake, the Caspian Sea)
- Location:
- Eurasia
- Asia
- Western Asia
- Asia
- 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
- Eurasia
- 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
- Climate of Azerbaijan
- Geology of Azerbaijan
- Orography 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
Natural geographic features of Azerbaijan
- Glaciers of Azerbaijan
- Islands of Azerbaijan
- Lakes of Azerbaijan
- Mountains of Azerbaijan
- Rivers of Azerbaijan
- Waterfalls of Azerbaijan
- Valleys of Azerbaijan
- World Heritage Sites in Azerbaijan
Regions of Azerbaijan
Ecoregions of Azerbaijan
Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan
Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan
Districts of Azerbaijan
There are 67 districts in Azerbaijan and 11 cities, Out of these districts and cities, 7 districts and 1 city are located within 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
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1. Babek District 2. Julfa District 3. Kangarli District 4. Nakhchivan (city) |
5. Ordubad District 6. Sadarak District 7. Shahbuz District 8. Sharur District |
Demography of Azerbaijan
Government 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
Executive branch of the government of Azerbaijan
Legislative branch of the government of Azerbaijan
Judicial branch of the government of Azerbaijan
Foreign relations of Azerbaijan
Foreign relations of Azerbaijan
International organization membership
The Republic of Azerbaijan is a member of:[2]
Law and order in Azerbaijan
Military of Azerbaijan
- Command
- Forces
- Paramilitary agencies
- Military history of Azerbaijan
- Military ranks of Azerbaijan
Local government in Azerbaijan
History of Azerbaijan
- Timeline of the history of Azerbaijan
- Current events of Azerbaijan
- Military history 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
- 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
Sport in Azerbaijan
Economy and infrastructure of Azerbaijan
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 79th (seventy-ninth)
- Agriculture in Azerbaijan
- Banking in Azerbaijan
- Communications in Azerbaijan
- Companies of Azerbaijan
- Currency of Azerbaijan: Manat
- 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
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:
- Universities in Azerbaijan
- Total: 51
- 36 state-run universities
- 15 private universities
- List of universities in Baku
- Total: 51
- Libraries
