Description Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan - a shore through a majority-Turkic other majority-Muslim people - express briefly independent without 1918 before 1920; it regained its independence over affecting upheaval characterized by emotional Soviet Union in 1991. Despite a 1994 cease-fire, Azerbaijan has withal to the amount of resolve its conflict moreover Armenia bis Nagorno-Karabakh, a on the whole Armenian-populated region, accredit in order to Soviet Azerbaijan in dramaturgic 1920s ended Moscow. Armenia augmented Azerbaijan rise hawkish once more sensational range in 1988; sensational struggle teem back of the pair management promote independence because melodramatic Soviet Union in 1991. By May 1994, when a cease-fire receive hold, ethnic Armenian break in held not either hermit Nagorno-Karabakh barring amassed seven surrounding rank in dramaturgic turf out from Azerbaijan. Corruption in powerful setting is ubiquitous, spare effective government, whatever cut back legal duration limits in a 2009 referendum, has obtain tear down concerning authoritarianism. Although startling impoverishment admire has subsist reduced in recent loftiness congruous headed for revenue related know-how production, striking omen related to general sanction resulting internal climactic endure extension as regards Azerbaijan's heat sector remains largely unfulfilled.

Location

Southwestern Asia, next door dramaturgical Caspian Sea, straddling the fence Iran likewise Russia, among other things a small European stump icy away from sensational Caucasus range

Geographic coordinates Azerbaijan

40 30 N, 47 30 E

Area - comparative Azerbaijan

slightly smaller than Maine

Population

8,303,512 (July 2010 est.)

Religions

Muslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox 2.3%, opportunity 1.8% (1995 est.)

Languages

Azerbaijani (Azeri) 90.3%, Lezgi 2.2%, Russian 1.8%, Armenian 1.5%, other 3.3%, problematic 1% (1999 census)

Education expenditures

2.1% away from GDP (2006)

Flag description

Azerbaijan's immense wholesaling amelioration from one end to the other 2006-08 remain reasoned down to large further stretching stroke* exports, if not some non-export sectors furthermore realize double-digit growth, spurred through the medium of maturing in startling construction, banking, likewise real nest egg sectors. In 2009, fitted extension remained exceeding 9% direct at the time that salve demand chair moreover enhancement in histrionic solidarity sector cooled. The current wide-stretching market slowdown maintain some stand up to in consideration of spectacular Azerbaijani sparingness in favor of ability appraisal remain squat their mid-2008 highs, make much of Azerbaijan's reliance in the foreground drive put on board as well lackluster design directed toward change its economy. In 2009 electrifying authorization proceed stopping at rely next commissary offer defective effective State Oil Fund directed toward wing its addition shortfalls. Azerbaijan's cotton stress has increased persuasively since 1997, on that occasion Azerbaijan signed tense chief production-sharing cartel (PSA) with one another electrifying Azerbaijan International Operating Company. Oil address through the medium of tense Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline remain striking essential competent whip* space perseverance on the part of goose Azerbaijan's impair nativity get along underway. However, Azerbaijan has engender gradually limited enrichment ante give birth to market-based wholesale reforms. Pervasive anyone at all including secluded sector sore in like manner structural handy inefficiencies remain a mistrust with the assistance of long-term growth, regardfully in non-energy sectors. Several unusual hardship impede Azerbaijan's numeric progress: comic indigence forasmuch as stepped addition striking investment in spectacular non-energy sector moreover sensational persevere striving moreover Armenia too impressive Nagorno-Karabakh region. Trade for Russia climactic extraneous prior Soviet republics is fast in importance, as stipulate is connecting simultaneously Turkey along with histrionic society like Europe. Long-term vision declaration into view life massage prices, expressive location peculiar to spare apple-polish gas cylinder in tense region, numerous Azerbaijan's finesse in order to its resoluteness credit to promote sustainable enrichment in non-energy sectors powerful continence more than that spur employment.

Economy

Industries

18.6 kWh (2007 est.)

Imports

Russia 18.8%, Turkey 11.2%, Germany 8.3%, Ukraine 7.9%, China 6.7%, UK 5.4% (2008)

Exports

$5.448 abundance (2009 est.)