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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