Azerbaijan
Political
Political Parties
Neraly half of the politicans in power are from the Yeni (New) Azerbaijan Party or YAP, which is led by current president Ilham Aliyev
Azerbaijan has 18different political that compete for political power
Government (Republic)
Juducial Branch
Economic Court
Supreme Court
Constitutional Court
The court judges are proposed by the President and Parliment decides final decisions are made
Legislative Branch
Unicameral National Assembly with 125 members serving five year terms
First Deputy Prime Minister Yaqub Eyyubov
Prime Minister: Artur Rasizade
President: Ilham Aliyev
Executive Branch
Many believe election was unfair and biased
President then picks his own cabinet members for office
Candidates are elected for a 5 year term
Social
Language
Unofficial or Undetermined
Other Languages
Armenian
Russian
Lezgi
Azerbaijani (National Language)
Religion
Other
Armenian Orthodox
Russian Orthodox
Mostly Muslim (95%)
People
1.16 Males for every Female
52% of population reside in urbanized locations
6.4% of population over 65
70.3% of population 15-64
23.2% of population under age 14
8,372,373 Total Citizens
Military
Each year Azerbaijan's military continues to develop
Men ages 18 to 35 may be chosen for military service and citizens over 18 years of age may volunteer for service
There are nearly 4 million citizens fit to serve in the military
Air Attack and Defense Forces
Navy
Army
Economic
GDP per capita of $11,000
Unemployment rate of 0.9%
11% of population under the poverty line
Inflation Rate of 5.1%, which is a rise from 1.5% just one year earlier
Exports
Oil and gas make up nearly 90% of national exports. Other exports include machinery, cotton, and foodstuffs
Imports
Machinery and equipment, oil products, foodstuffs, metals, and chemicals
Technological
Transportation
1 Major port in the capitol city of Baku
59,000 km of roadway
29,000 unpaved
29,000 km paved
Nearly 3,000 km of railway
There are 35 airrports throughout the country
Communications
Many FM radio stations are available across the country
The country has access to 21 television channels while the captiol city receives 2 additional stations
2.42 million citizens have access to the internet
Almost 100 of 100 persons own a cell phone
Nearly 17 of every 100 persons owns a landline phone
Geographical
Natural Hazard/Enviromental Risks
Oil spills and other pollution has caused to area around the Caspian Sea to become one of the most devastated areas in the entire world
Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, and Ship Pollution effect the country a great deal
Droughts put the land and crops at risk on occasion.
National Resources
Produces oil, natural gas, iron ore, nonferrous metals, and bauxite
Location
Found in Southwestt Asia. Azerbaijan is to the north of Iran and the south of Russia
Land
Most of the rest of the country is flat and below sea level
The northern part of the country is home to the Great Caucasus Mountains
The capitol city, Baku, is very dense and populated and serves as a port city to the sea.
Bordered to the East by the Caspian Sea
