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Country Name

Conventional long form: Azerbaijani Republic

Conventional short form: Azerbaijan

Local long form: Azarbaycan Respublikasi

Local short form: none

Former: Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic

Administrative Divisions

59 rayons (rayonlar; rayon - singular), 11 cities* (saharlar; sahar - singular), 1 autonomous republic** (muxtar respublika); Abseron Rayonu, Agcabadi Rayonu, Agdam Rayonu, Agdas Rayonu, Agstafa Rayonu, Agsu Rayonu, Ali Bayramli Sahari*, Astara Rayonu, Baki Sahari*, Balakan Rayonu, Barda Rayonu, Beylaqan Rayonu, Bilasuvar Rayonu, Cabrayil Rayonu, Calilabad Rayonu, Daskasan Rayonu, Davaci Rayonu, Fuzuli Rayonu, Gadabay Rayonu, Ganca Sahari*, Goranboy Rayonu, Goycay Rayonu, Haciqabul Rayonu, Imisli Rayonu, Ismayilli Rayonu, Kalbacar Rayonu, Kurdamir Rayonu, Lacin Rayonu, Lankaran Rayonu, Lankaran Sahari*, Lerik Rayonu, Masalli Rayonu, Mingacevir Sahari*, Naftalan Sahari*, Naxcivan Muxtar Respublikasi**, Neftcala Rayonu, Oguz Rayonu, Qabala Rayonu, Qax Rayonu, Qazax Rayonu, Qobustan Rayonu, Quba Rayonu, Qubadli Rayonu, Qusar Rayonu, Saatli Rayonu, Sabirabad Rayonu, Saki Rayonu, Saki Sahari*, Salyan Rayonu, Samaxi Rayonu, Samkir Rayonu, Samux Rayonu, Siyazan Rayonu, Sumqayit Sahari*, Susa Rayonu, Susa Sahari*, Tartar Rayonu, Tovuz Rayonu, Ucar Rayonu, Xacmaz Rayonu, Xankandi Sahari*, Xanlar Rayonu, Xizi Rayonu, Xocali Rayonu, Xocavand Rayonu, Yardimli Rayonu, Yevlax Rayonu, Yevlax Sahari*, Zangilan Rayonu, Zaqatala Rayonu, Zardab Rayonu

Independence

30 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)

National Holiday

Independence Day, 28 May (1918)

Constitution

Adopted 12 November 1995

Legal System

based on civil law system

International Law Organization Participation

Citizenship

Suffrage

18 years of age; universal

Executive Branch

Chief of state: President Heydar ALIYEV (since 18 June 1993)

Head of government: Prime Minister Artur RASIZADE (since 26 November 1996)

Cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president and confirmed by the National Assembly

Elections: president elected by popular vote to a five-year term; election last held 11 October 1998 (next to be held October 2003); prime minister and first deputy prime ministers appointed by the president and confirmed by the National Assembly

Election results: Heydar ALIYEV reelected president; percent of vote - Heydar ALIYEV 76%

Legislative Branch

Elections: last held 12 and 26 November 1995 (next to be held NA 2000)

Election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NAP and allies 115, APF 4, PNIA 3, Musavat Party 1, vacant 2

Judicial Branch

Supreme Court

Political Parties and Leaders

Azerbaijan Democratic Party or ADP [Ilyas ISMAYLOV]; Azerbaijan Popular Front or APF [Abulfaz ELCHIBEY, chairman]; Civic Solidarity [Sabir RUSTAMXANLI]; Communist Party of Azerbaijan or CPA-2 [Firudin HASANOV]; Democratic Party of Independence of Azerbaijan [Vagit KERIMOV]; Liberal Party of Azerbaijan [Lala HAJIYEVA]; Motherland Party [Fazail AGAMALI]; Musavat Party [Isa GAMBAR, chairman]; New Azerbaijan Party or NAP [Heydar ALIYEV, chairman]; Party for National Independence of Azerbaijan or PNIA [Etibar MAMMADOV, chairman]; People's Democratic Party of Azerbaijan [Rafig TURABXANLY]; Social Democratic Party of Azerbaijan or SDP [Zardusht ALIZADE, chairman]; Vahdat Party [Leyla YUNUSOV, Jabrayil ALIZADE]

Political Pressure Groups and Leaders

Sadval, Lezgin movement; self-proclaimed Armenian Nagorno-Karabakh Republic; Talysh independence movement

Flag Description

Three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), red, and green; a crescent and eight-pointed star in white are centered in red band

National Anthem

Year

Government Type

  • Republic

Data Code

  • AJ

Capital

    Baku (Baki)

Diplomatic Representation in the US

  • Chief Of Mission
    Ambassador Hafiz Mir Jalal PASHAYEV
  • Chancery
    (temporary) Suite 700, 927 15th Street NW, Washington, DC 20005 or P. O. Box 28790, Washington, DC 20038-8790
  • Telephone
    [1] (202) 842-0001
  • FAX
    [1] (202) 842-0004

Diplomatic Representation from the US

  • Chief Of Mission
    Ambassador Stanley T. ESCUDERO
  • Embassy
    Azadliq Prospekt 83, Baku 370007
  • Mailing Address
    American Embassy Baku, Department of State, Washington, DC 20521-7050
  • Telephone
    [9] (9412) 98-03-35, 36, 37
  • FAX
    [9] (9412) 90-66-71

International Organization Participation

  • BSEC
  • CCC
  • CE (guest)
  • CIS
  • EAPC
  • EBRD
  • ECE
  • ECO
  • ESCAP
  • FAO
  • IBRD
  • ICAO
  • ICRM
  • IDA
  • IDB
  • IFAD
  • IFC
  • IFRCS
  • ILO
  • IMF
  • IMO
  • Intelsat
  • Interpol
  • IOC
  • ISO (correspondent)
  • ITU
  • NAM (observer)
  • OIC
  • OPCW
  • OSCE
  • PFP
  • UN
  • UNCTAD
  • UNESCO
  • UNIDO
  • UPU
  • WFTU
  • WHO
  • WIPO
  • WMO
  • WTrO (observer)