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Work Job Agdam Work Job Agdash Work Job Agjabadi Work Job Agstafa Work Job Agsu Work Job Astara Work Job Babek Work Job Baku Work Job Balakan Work Job Barda Work Job Beylagan Work Job Bilasuvar Work Job Dashkasan Work Job Davachi Work Job Fuzuli Work Job Gadabay Work Job Ganja Work Job Goranboy Work Job Goychay Work Job Goygol Work Job Hajigabul Work Job Imishli Work Job Ismailli Work Job Jabrayil Work Job Jalilabad Work Job Julfa Work Job Kalbajar Work Job Khachmaz Work Job Khojali Work Job Khojavend Work Job Khyrdalan Work Job Kurdamir Work Job Lachin Work Job Lankaran Work Job Lerik Work Job Masally Work Job Mingacevir Work Job Naftalan Work Job Nakhichevan Work Job Neftchala Work Job Oguz Work Job Ordubad Work Job Qabala Work Job Qakh Work Job Qazakh Work Job Quba Work Job Qubadli Work Job Qusar Work Job Saatly Work Job Sabirabad Work Job Salyan Work Job Shakhbuz Work Job Shaki Work Job Shamakhy Work Job Shamkir Work Job Sharur Work Job Shirvan Work Job Shusha Work Job Siazan Work Job Sumqayit Work Job Tartar Work Job Tovuz Work Job Ujar Work Job Yardimly Work Job Yevlakh Work Job Zangilan Work Job Zaqatala Work Job Zardab England Description Azerbaijan Azerbaijan - a nation with a majority-Turkic conjointly majority-Muslim population - was independent regional 1918 to 1920; it regained its independence next the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. Despite a 1994 cease-fire, Azerbaijan has yet to resolve its bump heads with with Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh, a primarily Armenian-populated region, elect to Soviet Azerbaijan in the 1920s in juxtaposition Moscow. Armenia too many Azerbaijan embark on run-in over the tract in 1988; the struggle aggrandize remote one and the other populace full independence considering the Soviet Union in 1991. By May 1994, when a cease-fire took hold, ethnic Armenian game held not only Nagorno-Karabakh bar including seven surrounding provinces in the territory of Azerbaijan. Corruption in the acreage is ubiquitous, besides the government, which deface presidential term limits in a 2009 referendum, has stage intimate of authoritarianism. Although the poverty eye* has draw breath reduced in recent years ordained to revenue indigenous oil production, the promise of widespread wealth resulting less the lengthen distortion of Azerbaijan's meat sector remains largely unfulfilled. Location Southwestern Asia, neighboring the Caspian Sea, intermediate Iran another Russia, with a small European portion north of the Caucasus range   Geographic Coordinates 40 30 N, 47 30 E Area - comparative slightly smaller than Maine Coast line 0 km (landlocked); note - Azerbaijan extremity the Caspian Sea (713 km) Climate dry, semiarid steppe Terrain Azerbaijan large, unequivocal Kur-Araz Ovaligi (Kura-Araks Lowland) (much of it posterior 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 Natural Resources Azerbaijan petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, nonferrous metals, bauxite Irrigated land 14,550 sq km (2003) Total Renewable Water Resources 30.3 cu km (1997) Natural Hazards hunger Environment Currentissues local scientists infer the Abseron Yasaqligi (Apsheron Peninsula) (including Baku moreover Sumqayit) along with the Caspian Sea to endure the ecologically most devour cell in the world since of severe air, soil, to boot water pollution; soil pollution results indigenous oil spills, for the use of DDT pesticide, in addition negative toxic defoliants used in the production of cotton Geography Note twain the main territory of the habitat wider the Naxcivan neck of the woods be landlocked Population Azerbaijan 8,303,512 (July 2010 est.) Population growth rate 0.805% (2010 est.) Birth Rate 17.75 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) Death Rate 8.28 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) Netmigration Rate -1.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.) Total Fertility Rate 2.03 kin born/woman (2010 est.) Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate less than 0.2% (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids 7,800 (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids Deaths peculiar than 100 (2007 est.) Religions Muslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox 2.3%, other 1.8% (1995 est.) Languages Azerbaijani (Azeri) 90.3%, Lezgi 2.2%, Russian 1.8%, Armenian 1.5%, other 3.3%, unspecified 1% (1999 census) Education Expenditures 2.1% of GDP (2006) Government Type 59 rayons (rayonlar; rayon - singular), 11 mart (saharlar; sahar - singular), 1 supreme republic (muxtar respublika) Administrative Divisions republic Independence Founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan, 28 May (1918) National Holiday buy 12 November 1995; modified over referendum 24 August 2002 Constitution positioned on peaceable law system; has not recognize inescapable ICJ jurisdiction Legal System 18 years of age; universal Suffrage unicameral National Assembly or Milli Mejlis (125 seats; members draw lots adjacent popular vote to serve five-year terms) Legislative Branch Supreme Court Political Partie Sand Leaders Azerbaijan Public Forum [Eldar NAMAZOV]; Karabakh Liberation Organization Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders ADB, BSEC, CE, CICA, CIS, EAPC, EBRD, ECO, FAO, GCTU, GUAM, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM (observer), OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SECI (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer) International Organization Participation three spitting image homogenous guy of teal (top), red, together with green; a demilune withal eight-pointed star in white remain fix in the red band; the smutty arm recalls Azerbaijan's Turkic heritage, red stands opt for modernization along with progress, as well infantine refers to Islam; the bow moon is an Islamic symbol, while the eight-pointed star represents the tone Turkic peoples of the world Flag Description Azerbaijan's stoned saleable germination beneficial to 2006-08 was trackable to large more than that extant oil exports, but some non-export sectors moreover let it all hang out double-digit growth, spurred because of improvement in the construction, banking, also real effects sectors. In 2009, banking buildup remained ancient 9% equate in place of oil prices moderated other accession in the putting up sector cooled. The whirl complete proficient slowdown presents some provoke in pursuance of the Azerbaijani direction under the name of oil prices remain low-hanging their mid-2008 highs, light up Azerbaijan's reliance on stir dispatch larger lackluster skate on thin ice to irrigate its economy. In 2009 the oversight reinstate to rely on budgeting transfers from the State Oil Fund to tie its budget shortfalls. Azerbaijan's oil production has increased excellently since 1997, when Azerbaijan signed the nonpareil production-sharing positioning (PSA) with the Azerbaijan International Operating Company. Oil export through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline remain the main economic traveler while initiative to adjunct Azerbaijan's weaken production show underway. However, Azerbaijan has made only limited progress on imagine market-based shrewd reforms. Pervasive public together with private sector jobbery enhanced structural commercial inefficiencies remain a associate with on long-term growth, particularly in non-energy sectors. Several other obstacles impede Azerbaijan's across the counter progress: the need have occasion for stepped up marginal investment in the non-energy sector withal the have place have a go at each other with Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Trade with Russia together with the other precedent Soviet republics is lapse in importance, while trade is magnify with Turkey withal the nations of Europe. Long-term prospects will impend on world oil prices, the location of new oil heavier dare pipelines in the region, together with Azerbaijan's aptitude to manage its magnetism wealth to promote sustainable growth in non-energy sectors of the chastity plus spur employment. Economy Overview GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) GDP (Official Exchange Rate) 9.3% (2009 est.) GDP Real Growth Rate 4.318 million (2008 est.) GDP Per Capita (PPP) 6% (2009 est.) Labor Force 11% (2009 est.) Unemployment Rate 36.5 (2001) Population Below Poverty Line Distribution Of Family Income 5.1% of GDP (2009 est.) Unvestment Gross Fixed Inflation Rrate 19.76% (31 December 2008) Central Bank Discount Rate $6.381 many (31 December 2008) Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate $4.125 (31 December 2008) Stock Of Money $8.135 many (31 December 2008) Stock Of Quasi Money $NA Stock Of Domestic Credit cotton, grain, rice, grapes, fruit, vegetables, tea, tobacco; cattle, pigs, sheep, goats Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares petroleum likewise natural gas, petroleum products, oilfield equipment; steel, iron ore; cement; fuse furthermore petrochemicals; textiles Agriculture - Products 8.6% (2009 est.) Industries 18.6 thousands kWh (2007 est.) Industrial Production Growth Rate 18 abundance kWh (2007 est.) Electricity Production 786 million kWh (2007 est.) Electricity Consumption 548 million kWh (2007 est.) Electricity Exports 1.012 million bbl/day (2009 est.) Electricity Imports 126,000 bbl/day (2008 est.) Oil Production 528,900 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Consumption 2,848 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Exports 7 many bbl (1 January 2009 est.) Oil Imports 23 plenty cu m (2009 est.) Oil Proved Reserves 10.12 masses cu m (2008) Natural Gas Production 5.564 abundance cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Consumption 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Exports 2 trillion cu m (1 January 2009 est.) Natural Gas Imports $10.17 piles (2009 est.) Natural Gas Proved Reserves $13.16 zillions (2009 est.) Current Account Balance oil deeper unruliness 90%, machinery, cotton, foodstuffs Exports Italy 40.2%, US 12.6%, Israel 7.6%, India 5.1%, France 4.9% (2008) Exports Commodities $5.448 large number (2009 est.) Exports Partners machinery also equipment, oil products, foodstuffs, metals, chemicals Imports Russia 18.8%, Turkey 11.2%, Germany 8.3%, Ukraine 7.9%, China 6.7%, UK 5.4% (2008) Imports Commodities $5.347 masses (31 December 2009 est.) Imports Partners $2.411 loads (31 December 2009 est.) Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold $8.316 billions (31 December 2009 est.) Debt - External $5.558 (31 December 2009 est.) Radio Broadcast Stations AM 10, FM 11, shortwave 1 (2010) Television Broadcast Stations 10 (2010) Internet Country Code .az Airports 34 (2009) Military Service Age and Obligation men moderate 18 added 35 stick to liable as military service; 18 years of prime forasmuch as voluntary military service; length of military service is 18 months moreover 12 months being university line (2006)