Azerbaijan

Nagorny Karabakh and adjacent administrative regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan – Lachin, Kelbajar, Gubadli, Zangilan, Jebrayil, Agdam (regional center and a large part of the territory) and Fizuli (regional center and a large part of the territory) were occupied by Armenia from 1989 to 1993. At present, Armenians transgressed …

Today the advancement of technology has had significant impact on peoples’ lives.  Abundance of social media such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter etc. attracts millions of users around the world.First recognizablesite was SixDegrees.com which launched in 1997, enabled users to create their own profiles, add friends and engage in chatting. …

Culture is the main determinant of trust This researchconducted on reasons trust in particular public institutions in Azerbaijan, found that although the trust in thepoliticalinstitutions is generally high, it differs from institution to institution. Although trust in president has always been high, crucial political institutions such as courts, police, municipalitiesand civil …

September 20, 1994 – The Contract of the Century was signed; November 18, 1999 – Agreement on transportation of crude oil through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan main export pipeline signed in Istanbul by the Presidents of Azerbaijan, Turkey and Georgia; August, 2002 – The BTC Co. founded in London to construct and further to exploit …

Nagorny-Karabakh region Territory – 4 388 sq. km Population (1989) – 189 085 Armenians – 145 450 (76,9 %) Azerbaijanis – 40 688 (21,5 %) Russians – 1922 (1 %) Others – 1025 (0,6 %)

Following the events of February 1988, separatist groups of the Autonomous Nagorny Karabakh Province and Armenian militants launched hostilities for invasion of the Nagorny Karabakh. They were soon joined by the USSR troops stationed in Armenia and Nagorny Karabakh. Thus, the events similar to those after the Tsarist regime break-up …

The history of Karabakh is rooted in an antiquity, and it is one of the historic provinces of Azerbaijan, an important political, culturel, and spiritual center. Territorial claims of the Armenians against the Azerbaijani people and Azerbaijan are the main reasons for the so-called “Karabakh problem”. Karabakh was inalienable part …

General information about religion in Azerbaijan The religions of Azerbaijan comprise different religious trends spread among the people and ethnic groups residing in the country. There are several confessions in Azerbaijan. Approximately 95% of the population of Azerbaijan is Muslim. The rest of the population adheres to other faiths or …

Population of Azerbaijan has been estimated at 9593,0 thousand people as of beginning of 2015, with its high majority being in the productive age of between 15 and 64 years. With the population age averaging at 27.7 Azerbaijan has quite young, vibrant and dynamic population. Positive population growth rate of 0.66% (as of …

1. Climate In the plains the summer is hot and dry, autumn is warm and rainy, winter is cool and in spring the weather is irregular. In the mountains there are strong contrasts between wind-free slopes and those exposed to sun and wind. These are the general climatic characteristics of Azerbaijan, which …