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| Introduction ::Azerbaijan |
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Azerbaijan - a nation with a majority-Turkic and majority-shia Muslim population - was briefly independent (from 1918 to 1920) following the collapse of the Russian Empire; it was subsequently incorporated into the Soviet Union for seven decades. Azerbaijan has yet to resolve its conflict with Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh, a primarily Armenian-populated region that Moscow recognized as part of Soviet Azerbaijan in the 1920s after Armenia and Azerbaijan disputed the status of the territory. Armenia and Azerbaijan began fighting over the area in 1988; the struggle escalated after both countries attained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. By May 1994, when a cease-fire took hold, ethnic Armenian forces held not only Nagorno-Karabakh but also seven surrounding provinces in the territory of Azerbaijan. Corruption in the country is ubiquitous, and the government, which eliminated presidential term limits in a 2009 referendum, has been accused of authoritarianism. Although the poverty rate has been reduced in recent years due to revenue from oil production, the promise of widespread wealth resulting from the continued development of Azerbaijan's energy sector remains largely unfulfilled. In January 2011, Azerbaijan assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2012-13 term.
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Southwestern Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Russia, with a small European portion north of the Caucasus range
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40 30 N, 47 30 E
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total: 86,600 sq km
country comparison to the world: 113
land:
82,629 sq km
water:
3,971 sq km
note:
includes the exclave of Naxcivan Autonomous Republic and the Nagorno-Karabakh region; the region's autonomy was abolished by Azerbaijani Supreme Soviet on 26 November 1991
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slightly smaller than Maine
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total: 2,013 km
border countries:
Armenia (with Azerbaijan-proper) 566 km, Armenia (with Azerbaijan-Naxcivan exclave) 221 km, Georgia 322 km, Iran (with Azerbaijan-proper) 432 km, Iran (with Azerbaijan-Naxcivan exclave) 179 km, Russia 284 km, Turkey 9 km
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0 km (landlocked); note - Azerbaijan borders the Caspian Sea (713 km)
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none (landlocked)
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dry, semiarid steppe
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large, flat Kur-Araz Ovaligi (Kura-Araks Lowland, much of it below sea level) with Great Caucasus Mountains to the north, Qarabag Yaylasi (Karabakh Upland) in west; Baku lies on Abseron Yasaqligi (Apsheron Peninsula) that juts into Caspian Sea
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lowest point: Caspian Sea -28 m
highest point:
Bazarduzu Dagi 4,485 m
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petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, nonferrous metals, bauxite
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arable land: 20.62%
permanent crops:
2.61%
other:
76.77% (2005)
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14,300 sq km (2003)
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30.3 cu km (1997)
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total: 17.25 cu km/yr (5%/28%/68%)
per capita:
2,051 cu m/yr (2000)
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droughts
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local scientists consider the Abseron Yasaqligi (Apsheron Peninsula) (including Baku and Sumqayit) and the Caspian Sea to be the ecologically most devastated area in the world because of severe air, soil, and water pollution; soil pollution results from oil spills, from the use of DDT pesticide, and from toxic defoliants used in the production of cotton
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party to: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified:
none of the selected agreements
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both the main area of the country and the Naxcivan exclave are landlocked
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| People and Society ::Azerbaijan |
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noun: Azerbaijani(s)
adjective:
Azerbaijani
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Azeri 90.6%, Dagestani 2.2%, Russian 1.8%, Armenian 1.5%, other 3.9% (1999 census)
note:
almost all Armenians live in the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region
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Azerbaijani (Azeri) (official) 90.3%, Lezgi 2.2%, Russian 1.8%, Armenian 1.5%, other 3.3%, unspecified 1% (1999 census)
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Muslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox 2.3%, other 1.8% (1995 est.)
note:
religious affiliation is still nominal in Azerbaijan; percentages for actual practicing adherents are much lower
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9,493,600 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 91
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0-14 years: 22.7% (male 1,154,901/ female 999,512)
15-64 years:
71% (male 3,307,881/ female 3,436,459)
65 years and over:
6.3% (male 227,172/ female 367,675) (2012 est.)
population pyramid: 
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total: 29.5 years
male:
27.9 years
female:
31.3 years (2012 est.)
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1.017% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 114
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17.3 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 115
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7.13 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 126
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 72
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urban population: 52% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization:
1.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
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BAKU (capital) 1.95 million (2009)
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at birth: 1.14 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.16 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.62 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
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43 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 113
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total: 28.76 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 70
male:
29.48 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
27.93 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
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total population: 71.32 years
country comparison to the world: 140
male:
68.38 years
female:
74.68 years (2012 est.)
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1.92 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 138
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5.8% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 115
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3.794 physicians/1,000 population (2007)
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7.93 beds/1,000 population (2007)
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improved:
urban: 51% of population
rural: 39% of population
total: 45% of population
unimproved:
urban: 49% of population
rural: 61% of population
total: 55% of population
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0.1% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 111
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3,600 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 125
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fewer than 200 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 113
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8.4% (2006)
country comparison to the world: 71
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2.8% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 140
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
99.8%
male:
99.9%
female:
99.7% (2010 census)
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total: 12 years
male:
12 years
female:
12 years (2009)
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total: 14.4%
country comparison to the world: 80
male:
18.7%
female:
9.8% (2008)
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conventional long form: Republic of Azerbaijan
conventional short form:
Azerbaijan
local long form:
Azarbaycan Respublikasi
local short form:
Azarbaycan
former:
Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic
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republic
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name: Baku (Baki, Baky)
geographic coordinates:
40 23 N, 49 52 E
time difference:
UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
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66 rayons (rayonlar; rayon - singular), 11 cities (saharlar; sahar - singular);
rayons:
Abseron, Agcabadi, Agdam, Agdas, Agstafa, Agsu, Astara, Babak, Balakan, Barda, Beylaqan, Bilasuvar, Cabrayil, Calilabad, Culfa, Daskasan, Fuzuli, Gadabay, Goranboy, Goycay, Goygol, Haciqabul, Imisli, Ismayilli, Kalbacar, Kangarli, Kurdamir, Lacin, Lankaran, Lerik, Masalli, Neftcala, Oguz, Ordubad, Qabala, Qax, Qazax, Qobustan, Quba, Qubadli, Qusar, Saatli, Sabirabad, Sabran, Sadarak, Sahbuz, Saki, Salyan, Samaxi, Samkir, Samux, Sarur, Siyazan, Susa, Tartar, Tovuz, Ucar, Xacmaz, Xizi, Xocali, Xocavand, Yardimli, Yevlax, Zangilan, Zaqatala, Zardab
cities:
Baki, Ganca, Lankaran, Mingacevir, Naftalan, Naxcivan (Nakhichevan), Saki, Sirvan, Sumqayit, Xankandi, Yevlax
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30 August 1991 (declared from the Soviet Union); 18 October 1991 (adopted by the Supreme Council of Azerbaijan)
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Founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan, 28 May (1918)
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adopted 12 November 1995; modified by referendum 24 August 2002
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civil law system
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has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
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18 years of age; universal
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chief of state: President Ilham ALIYEV (since 31 October 2003)
head of government:
Prime Minister Artur RASIZADE (since 4 November 2003); First Deputy Prime Minister Yaqub EYYUBOV (since June 2006)
cabinet:
Council of Ministers appointed by the president and confirmed by the National Assembly
(For more information visit the World Leaders website )
elections:
president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for unlimited terms); election last held on 15 October 2008 (next to be held in October 2013); prime minister and first deputy prime minister appointed by the president and confirmed by the National Assembly
election results:
Ilham ALIYEV reelected president; percent of vote - Ilham ALIYEV 89%, Igbal AGHAZADE 2.9%, five other candidates with smaller percentages
note:
several political parties boycotted the election due to perceived unfair conditions; OSCE observers concluded that the election did not meet international standards
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unicameral National Assembly or Milli Mejlis (125 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections:
last held on 7 November 2010 (next to be held in November 2015)
election results:
percent of vote by party - YAP 45.8%, CSP 1.6%, Motherland 1.4%, independents 48.2%, other 3.1%; seats by party - YAP 71, CSP 3, Motherland 2, Democratic Reforms 1, Great Creation 1, Hope Party 1, Social Welfare 1, Civil Unity 1, Whole Azerbaijan Popular Front 1, Justice 1, independents 42
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Constitutional Court the president proposes judges of all the courts to the Parliament which appoints them; Supreme Court; Economic Court
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Azerbaijan Democratic Party or ADP [Sardar JALALOGLU]; Civil Solidarity Party or CSP [Sabir RUSTAMKHANLI]; Civil Unity Party [Sabir HACIYEV]; Classic People's Front of Azerbaijan [Mirmahmud MIRALI-OGLU]; Democratic Reform Party [Asim MOLLAZADE]; Great Creation Party [Fazil Gazanfaroglu MUSTAFAYEV]; Hope (Umid) Party [Iqbal AGAZADE]; Justice Party [Ilyas ISMAYILOV]; Liberal Party of Azerbaijan [Lala Shovkat HACIYEVA]; Motherland Party [Fazail AGAMALI]; Musavat (Equality) [Isa GAMBAR, chairman]; Open Society Party [Rasul GULIYEV, in exile in the US]; Social Democratic Party of Azerbaijan or SDP [Araz ALIZADE and Ayaz MUTALIBOV (in exile)]; Social Welfare Party [Hussein KAZIMLI]; United Popular Azerbaijan Front Party or AXCP [Ali KARIMLI]; Whole Azerbaijan Popular Front Party [Gudrat HASANGULIYEV]; Yeni (New) Azerbaijan Party or YAP [President Ilham ALIYEV]
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opposition parties regularly factionalize and form new parties
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Azerbaijan Public Forum [Eldar NAMAZOV]; Karabakh Liberation Organization
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ADB, BSEC, CD, CE, CICA, CIS, EAPC, EBRD, ECO, EITI (compliant country), FAO, GCTU, GUAM, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SELEC (observer), UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
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chief of mission: Ambassador Elin SULEYMANOV
chancery:
2741 34th Street NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone:
[1] (202) 337-3500
FAX:
[1] (202) 337-5911
Consulate(s) general:
Los Angeles
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chief of mission: Ambassador Richard L. MORNINGSTAR
embassy:
83 Azadlig Prospecti, Baku AZ1007
mailing address:
American Embassy Baku, US Department of State, 7050 Baku Place, Washington, DC 20521-7050
telephone:
[994] (12) 4980-335 through 337
FAX:
[994] (12) 4656-671
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three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), red, and green; a crescent and eight-pointed star in white are centered in the red band; the blue band recalls Azerbaijan's Turkic heritage, red stands for modernization and progress, and green refers to Islam; the crescent moon is an Islamic symbol, while the eight-pointed star represents the eight Turkic peoples of the world
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flames of fire
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name: "Azerbaijan Marsi" (March of Azerbaijan)
lyrics/music:
Ahmed JAVAD/Uzeyir HAJIBEYOV
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adopted 1992; although originally written in 1919 during a brief period of independence, "Azerbaijan Marsi" did not become the official anthem until after the dissolution of the Soviet Union
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Azerbaijan's high economic growth during 2006-08 was attributable to large and growing oil exports, but some non-export sectors also featured double-digit growth, including construction, banking, and real estate, although most of this increase was tied to growth in the hydrocarbon sector. In 2011, economic growth slowed to 0.1%, largely because oil production reached a plateau. Real GDP growth improved in 2012, reaching about 40%, but the current global economic slowdown presents some challenges for the Azerbaijani economy as oil prices remain volatile, highlighting Azerbaijan's reliance on energy exports and lackluster attempts to diversify its economy. Oil exports through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline remain the main economic driver while efforts to boost Azerbaijan's gas production are underway. Natural gas from fields under development in Azerbaijan by an international consortium is the only gas currently available for the geopolitically important Southern Corridor project, which aims to improve European energy security. However, Azerbaijan has made only limited progress on instituting market-based economic reforms. Pervasive public and private sector corruption and structural economic inefficiencies remain a drag on long-term growth, particularly in non-energy sectors. Several other obstacles impede Azerbaijan's economic progress, including the need for stepped up foreign investment in the non-energy sector and the continuing conflict with Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Trade with Russia and the other former Soviet republics is declining in importance, while trade is building with Turkey and the nations of Europe. Long-term prospects depend on world oil prices, the location of new oil and gas pipelines in the region, Azerbaijan's ability to negotiate export routes for its growing gas production, and its ability to manage its energy wealth to promote growth and spur employment in non-energy sectors of the economy.
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$98.16 billion (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 75
$94.57 billion (2011 est.)
$94.48 billion (2010 est.)
note:
data are in 2012 US dollars
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$71.04 billion (2012 est.)
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3.8% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 88
0.1% (2011 est.)
5% (2010 est.)
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$10,700 (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 111
$10,400 (2011 est.)
$10,400 (2010 est.)
note:
data are in 2012 US dollars
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agriculture: 5.7%
industry:
59.5%
services:
34.7% (2012 est.)
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6.206 million (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 65
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agriculture: 38.3%
industry:
12.1%
services:
49.6% (2008)
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1% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 7
6% (2011 est.)
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11% (2009 est.)
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lowest 10%: 3.4%
highest 10%:
27.4% (2008)
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33.7 (2008)
country comparison to the world: 93
36.5 (2001)
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17.2% of GDP (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 125
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revenues: $23.25 billion
expenditures:
$25.55 billion (2012 est.)
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32.7% of GDP (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 83
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-3.2% of GDP (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 110
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5.4% of GDP (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 148
5.5% of GDP (2011 est.)
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7.4% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 176
8.1% (2011 est.)
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5% (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 66
5.25% (31 December 2011 est.)
note:
this is the Refinancing Rate, the key policy rate for the National Bank of Azerbaijan
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19% (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 19
19% (31 December 2011 est.)
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$14.16 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 68
$11.22 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
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$17.68 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 89
$13.19 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
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$13.78 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 91
$12.72 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
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cotton, grain, rice, grapes, fruit, vegetables, tea, tobacco; cattle, pigs, sheep, goats
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-5.2% (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 162
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$12.3 billion (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 26
$17.15 billion (2011 est.)
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$30.58 billion (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 64
$34.49 billion (2011 est.)
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oil and gas 90%, machinery, cotton, foodstuffs
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Italy 32.6%, France 13.3%, US 7.6%, Germany 6.3%, Indonesia 5.4%, Czech Republic 5.3% (2011)
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$10.78 billion (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 91
$10.17 billion (2011 est.)
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machinery and equipment, oil products, foodstuffs, metals, chemicals
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Turkey 18.1%, Russia 15.4%, China 7.8%, Germany 7.2%, UK 6.1%, Ukraine 4.6%, Italy 4.2% (2011)
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$9.87 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 74
$10.27 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 129
$4.056 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 81
$10.35 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
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$6.923 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 57
$6.323 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
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Azerbaijani manats (AZN) per US dollar -
0.7839 (2012 est.)
0.7897 (2011 est.)
0.8027 (2010 est.)
0.8038 (2009)
0.8219 (2008)
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calendar year
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20 billion kWh (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 73
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13.48 billion kWh (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 78
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380 million kWh (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 65
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110 million kWh (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 92
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5.798 million kW (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 71
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82.3% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 90
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0% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 38
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17.7% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 99
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0% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 102
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987,000 bbl/day (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 21
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821,000 bbl/day (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 16
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country comparison to the world: 150
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7 billion bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 21
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161,100 bbl/day (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 63
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168,000 bbl/day (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 65
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63,950 bbl/day (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 54
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1,426 bbl/day (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 188
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16.68 billion cu m (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 36
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9.921 billion cu m (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 47
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6.755 billion cu m (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 28
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0 cu m (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 152
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849.5 billion cu m (1 January 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 28
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35.12 million Mt (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 73
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| Communications ::Azerbaijan |
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1.684 million (2011)
country comparison to the world: 64
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10.12 million (2011)
country comparison to the world: 76
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general assessment: requires considerable expansion and modernization; fixed-line telephony and a broad range of other telecom services are controlled by a state-owned telecommunications monopoly and growth has been stagnant; more competition exists in the mobile-cellular market with four providers in 2009
domestic:
teledensity of 17 fixed lines per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity has increased and now exceeds 100 telephones per 100 persons; satellite service connects Baku to a modern switch in its exclave of Nakhchivan
international:
country code - 994; the Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) fiber-optic link transits Azerbaijan providing international connectivity to neighboring countries; the old Soviet system of cable and microwave is still serviceable; satellite earth stations - 2 (2011)
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3 state-run and 1 public TV channels; 4 domestic commercial TV stations and about 15 regional TV stations; cable TV services are available in Baku; 1 state-run and 1 public radio network operating; a small number of private commercial radio stations broadcasting; local FM relays of Baku commercial stations are available in many localities; local relays of several international broadcasters had been available until late 2008 when their broadcasts were banned from FM frequencies (2010)
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.az
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46,856 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 98
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2.42 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 70
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| Transportation ::Azerbaijan |
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37 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 108
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total: 30
over 3,047 m:
5
2,438 to 3,047 m:
5
1,524 to 2,437 m:
13
914 to 1,523 m:
4
under 914 m:
3 (2012)
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total: 7
under 914 m:
7 (2012)
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1 (2012)
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condensate 1 km; gas 3,361 km; oil 1,424 km (2010)
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total: 2,918 km
country comparison to the world: 57
broad gauge:
2,918 km 1.520-m gauge (1,278 km electrified) (2009)
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total: 52,942 km
country comparison to the world: 77
paved:
26,789 km
unpaved:
26,153 km (2006)
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total: 90
country comparison to the world: 53
by type:
cargo 27, chemical tanker 1, passenger 2, passenger/cargo 8, petroleum tanker 47, roll on/roll off 3, specialized tanker 2
foreign-owned:
1 (Turkey 1)
registered in other countries:
2 (Malta 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1) (2010)
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Baku (Baki)
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Army, Navy, Air, and Air Defense Forces (2010)
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men between 18 and 35 are liable for military service; 18 years of age for voluntary military service; length of military service is 18 months and 12 months for university graduates (2006)
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males age 16-49: 2,354,249
females age 16-49:
2,334,632 (2010 est.)
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males age 16-49: 1,773,993
females age 16-49:
1,964,012 (2010 est.)
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male: 76,923
female:
71,024 (2010 est.)
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2.6% of GDP (2005 est.)
country comparison to the world: 54
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| Transnational Issues ::Azerbaijan |
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Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Russia ratified the Caspian seabed delimitation treaties based on equidistance, while Iran continues to insist on a one-fifth slice of the sea; the dispute over the break-away Nagorno-Karabakh region and the Armenian military occupation of surrounding lands in Azerbaijan remains the primary focus of regional instability; residents have evacuated the former Soviet-era small ethnic enclaves in Armenia and Azerbaijan; local border forces struggle to control the illegal transit of goods and people across the porous, undemarcated Armenian, Azerbaijani, and Georgian borders; bilateral talks continue with Turkmenistan on dividing the seabed and contested oilfields in the middle of the Caspian
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IDPs: 599,417 (conflict with Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh) (2012)
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current situation: Azerbaijan is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor, and women and children subjected to sex trafficking; women and some children from Azerbaijan are trafficked to Turkey, the UAE, Russia, and Iran for the purpose of sexual exploitation; men and boys are trafficked to Russia and Moldova for the purpose of forced labor; Azerbaijan serves as a transit country for victims from Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan trafficked to Turkey and the UAE for sexual exploitation; Azerbaijan is also a destination country for men from Turkey and Afghanistan, and Chinese men and women for forced labor
tier rating:
Tier 2 Watch List - Azerbaijan is on the Tier 2 Watch List for not fully complying with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; the Government of Azerbaijan has not made sufficient progress in investigating, prosecuting, or convicting labor trafficking offenses or in identifying victims of forced labor (2008)
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limited illicit cultivation of cannabis and opium poppy, mostly for CIS consumption; small government eradication program; transit point for Southwest Asian opiates bound for Russia and to a lesser extent the rest of Europe
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