Azerbaijan Geography

Azerbaijan Geography and Population

Azerbaijan – geography The Russians live mainly in the larger cities, the Armenians in the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh and in the mountainous areas of Nakhichevan. The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan since 1988 has led to significant changes in the ethnic distribution of the population. The indigenous population also includes a number of smaller, local […]

Azerbaijan Economy

Azerbaijan Economy

Subchapters: Basic data Public finances and the state budget Banking system Tax system Basic data Between 2016 and 2019, the country’s economy slowly grew by 1-2% year-on-year. In terms of the “Doing Business Report” ranking compiled by the World Trade Bank for the year 2021, Azerbaijan took a very good 34th place out of 190 […]

Azerbaijan History

Azerbaijan History

Azerbaijan (Russian Azerbaijan) Region of the Transcaucasia (192,550 km 2 with 18.1 million residents), politically divided between the republic of the same name and Iran, which faces E on the Caspian Sea. The country includes: to the North, the extreme eastern section of the Caucasian range, which, beyond the summit of Bazardjuzju (4480 m), slopes […]

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Azerbaijan State Facts

  THE CAPITAL Baku STATE STRUCTURE Presidential republic INTERNAL DIVISION unitary state SQUARE 86,600 km² CLIMATE Transitional temperate to subtropical OFFICIAL LANGUAGE Azerbaijan language CURRENCY Azerbaijani manat POPULATION 8.9 million NATIONAL COMPOSITION Azerbaijanis (91.6%), Lezgins (2.0%), Armenians (1.4%), Russians (1.3%) RELIGION Islam, Christianity, Judaism TIMEZONE UTC +4 / Moscow time +1 TELEPHONE CODE +994 Source: Homosociety.com […]