The Flag of Azerbaijan

The Coat of arms 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

• 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

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

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:

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]

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
• 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

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