About Azerbaijan
About Azerbaijan
General information
| Date of establishment | 28 May 1918 | ||||||||||||||||||
| State İndependence Day | 18 October 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date of joining the United Nations | 2 March 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Capital |
Baku |
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| Territory | 86.6 thousand square km (forests 12%, water basins 54.9%, including 31.1 square km pastures and hayfields, 31.4 square km other lands). The country extends between longitude 44°, 52 ° east, latitude 38 °, and 42° north. Baku situated at the parallel of 40°. Distance from Baku to North Pole is 5550 km, to the equator 4440 km. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Official language | Azerbaijani | ||||||||||||||||||
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Monetary unit |
Manat | ||||||||||||||||||
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Number of Administrative units |
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| Neighbours | It borders with Iran (765 km) and Turkey (15 km) on the south, Russia (390 km) on the north, Georgia (480 km) on the north-west and Armenia (1007 km) on the west. The length of the largest area of Caspian Sea in Azerbaijan sector is 456 km. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Population (01.03.2022) |
10,16 mln. (5,09 mln. – women; 5,07 mln. – men; urban population – 53%, rural population – 47%) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Ethnic groups (2009) |
Azerbaijanians – 91.6%; lezgis – 2%; armenian – 1.3%; russians – 1.3%; talyshs – 1.3%; avars - 0.6% etc. | ||||||||||||||||||
| State structure | Republic | ||||||||||||||||||
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Political system |
Head of the State: President. The president is elected by secret vote for seven-years term. The Llegislative Authority of the Republic of Azerbaijan is implemented by the National Assembly (milli Majlis) of the Republic of Azerbaijan which consists of 125 members. |
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