Outline of Azerbaijan

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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.

General reference

 * Pronunciation:,  ,
 * 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


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 4485 m
 * Low: Caspian Sea -28 m
 * 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: 86600 km2 - 113th largest country
 * Atlas of Azerbaijan
 * Atlas of Azerbaijan

Environment of Azerbaijan


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



 * 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:


 * 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
 * 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