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Country Name

Conventional long form: Republic of Azerbaijan

Conventional short form: Azerbaijan

Local long form: Azarbaycan Respublikasi

Local short form: Azarbaycan

Former: Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic

Administrative Divisions

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

Independence

30 August 1991 (declared from the Soviet Union); 18 October 1991 (adopted by the Supreme Council of Azerbaijan)

National Holiday

Founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan, 28 May (1918)

Constitution

Adopted 12 November 1995; modified by referendum 24 August 2002

Legal System

civil law system

International Law Organization Participation

Has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt

Citizenship

Suffrage

18 years of age; universal

Executive Branch

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

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

Legislative Branch

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

Judicial Branch

Constitutional Court the president proposes judges of all the courts to the Parliament which appoints them; Supreme Court; Economic Court

Political Parties and Leaders

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] note: opposition parties regularly factionalize and form new parties

Political Pressure Groups and Leaders

Azerbaijan Public Forum [Eldar NAMAZOV]; Karabakh Liberation Organization

Flag Description

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

National Symbols

Flames of fire

National Anthem

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Lyrics:

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Government Type

Republic

Capital

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

Diplomatic Representation in the US

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

Diplomatic Representation from the US

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

International Organization Participation

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)