Azerbaijan in Brief

General Information

Establishment date: May 18, 1918
Independence Day: 18 October 1991 (II republic)
Official Language: Azerbaijani
Capital City: Baku

Constitutional Order

Form of Government: Presidential Unitary Republic
Legal System: Based on Civil Law System
Head of State: President
Head of Government: Prime Minister
Parliament: Unicameral National Assembly (Milli Mejlis)
International Cooperation: UN, IMF, WB, OSCE, Council of Europe, CIS, NATO Partnership Program

Economic Structure

Economic Strategy: Sustainable economic development and macroeconomic stability
Economic System: Market Economy
Gross Domestic Product (2011): 63.6 billion USD
GDP per Sector of the Economy (2011): Industry - 53.9%, Social and non-formal services - 12%, Construction - 8.3%, Agriculture - 5.5%, Trade - 6.5%, Transport and Communication - 6.6%, Non-taxes - 7.2%
FDI (2011): 4,431 million USD
Exports (2011): 26.6 billion USD
Imports (2011): 9.7 billion USD

Georgraphy and population

Territory: 86.600 sq. km
Location: 44^oand 52^o of east longitude, 38^o and 42^o of north latitude
Neighboring Countries: Iran in the south 765 km, Armenia in the west 1.007 km, Georgia in the north-west 480 km, Russia in the north 390 km, Turkey in the south-west 15 km
Population (2011): 9,111.1 thousand
Religions: Islam, Christianity, Judaism
Climate: Varies from an arid subtropical and humid subtropical to a mountainous tundra climate. Nine out of existing eleven climate zones are present
Largest Cities: Baku, Ganja, Sumgayit, Nakhchivan
Highest Mountain: Bazarduzu 4.466 m
Longest River(s): Kur, 1515 km
Largest Lake(s): Sarisu, 67 km²
Raw Materials: Oil, gas, copper, gold, aluminum, mineral waters

Infrastructure

Road Network: 22,000 km
Railway Network: 2,079 km
Major Ports: Baku (biggest Caspian port)
Air Traffic: Passenger and cargo services to the CIS, Europe, China and Middle East
Largest Airport: Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD)

Useful Info

Time Zone: GMT+4.00
Currency: Azerbaijani manat - AZN
Phone Dial Code: +994
Internet TLD: .az
Power Voltage: 220 V, 50 Hz