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GovernmentCountry 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 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 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, 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 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 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 International organization participation
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, OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SELEC (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer) Diplomatic representation in the us
Chief of mission Ambassador Elin SULEYMANOV
Chancery 2741 34th Street NW, Washington, DC 20008 Telephone [1] (202) 337-3500FAX [1] (202) 337-5911 Consulate(s) general Los Angeles Diplomatic representation from the us
Chief of mission
Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Adam STERLING 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) 4656-671Flag 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 symbol(s)
Flames of fire
National anthem
Name
"Azerbaijan Marsi" (March of Azerbaijan) Lyrics/music Ahmed JAVAD/Uzeyir HAJIBEYOVNote Adopted 1992; although originally written in 1919 during a brief period of independence, "Azerbaijan Marsi" did not become the official anthem until after the dissolution of the Soviet Union
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