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Republic

       local short form: none

      Government type:

       republic

      Capital:

       Baku (Baki)

      Administrative divisions:

       59 rayons (rayonlar; rayon - singular), 11 cities* (saharlar; sahar

       - singular), 1 autonomous republic** (muxtar respublika)

       : rayons: Abseron Rayonu, Agcabadi Rayonu, Agdam Rayonu, Agdas

       Rayonu, Agstafa Rayonu, Agsu Rayonu, Astara Rayonu, Balakan Rayonu,

       Barda Rayonu, Beylaqan Rayonu, Bilasuvar Rayonu, Cabrayil Rayonu,

       Calilabad Rayonu, Daskasan Rayonu, Davaci Rayonu, Fuzuli Rayonu,

       Gadabay Rayonu, Goranboy Rayonu, Goycay Rayonu, Haciqabul Rayonu,

       Imisli Rayonu, Ismayilli Rayonu, Kalbacar Rayonu, Kurdamir Rayonu,

       Lacin Rayonu, Lankaran Rayonu, Lerik Rayonu, Masalli Rayonu,

       Neftcala Rayonu, Oguz Rayonu, Qabala Rayonu, Qax Rayonu, Qazax

       Rayonu, Qobustan Rayonu, Quba Rayonu, Qubadli Rayonu, Qusar Rayonu,

       Saatli Rayonu, Sabirabad Rayonu, Saki Rayonu, Salyan Rayonu, Samaxi

       Rayonu, Samkir Rayonu, Samux Rayonu, Siyazan Rayonu, Susa Rayonu,

       Tartar Rayonu, Tovuz Rayonu, Ucar Rayonu, Xacmaz Rayonu, Xanlar

       Rayonu, Xizi Rayonu, Xocali Rayonu, Xocavand Rayonu, Yardimli

       Rayonu, Yevlax Rayonu, Zangilan Rayonu, Zaqatala Rayonu, Zardab

       Rayonu

       : cities: Ali Bayramli Sahari, Baki Sahari, Ganca Sahari, Lankaran

       Sahari, Mingacevir Sahari, Naftalan Sahari, Saki Sahari, Sumqayit

       Sahari, Susa Sahari, Xankandi Sahari, Yevlax Sahari

       : autonomous republic: Naxcivan Muxtar Respublikasi

      Independence:

       30 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)

      National holiday:

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

      Constitution:

       adopted 12 November 1995

      Legal system:

       based on civil law system

      Suffrage:

       18 years of age; universal

      Executive branch:

       chief of state: President Ilham ALIYEV (since 31 October 2003)

       cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president and

       confirmed by the National Assembly

       election results: Ilham ALIYEV elected president; percent of vote -

       Ilham ALIYEV 76.8%, Isa GAMBAR 14%

       elections: president elected by popular vote to a five-year term;

       election last held 15 October 2003 (next to be held NA October

       2008); prime minister and first deputy prime ministers appointed by

       the president and confirmed by the National Assembly

       head of government: Prime Minister Artur RASIZADE (since 4 November

       2003); First Deputy Prime Minister Abbas ABBASOV (since 10 November

       2003)

      Legislative branch:

       unicameral National Assembly or Milli Mejlis (125 seats; members

       elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)

       election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -

       NAP and allies 108, APF "Reform" 6, CSP 3, PNIA 2, Musavat Party 2,

       CPA 2, APF "Classic" 1, Compatriot Party 1

       elections: last held 4 November 2000 (next to be held NA November

       2005)

       note: 100 members of the current parliament were elected on the

       basis of single mandate constituencies, while 25 were elected based

       on proportional balloting; as a result of a 24 August 2002 national

       referendum on changes to the constitution, all 125 members of the

       next parliament will be elected from single mandate constituencies

       note: PNIA, Musavat, and APF "Classic" parties refused to take their

       seats

      Judicial branch:

       Supreme Court

      Political parties and leaders:

       Azerbaijan Popular Front or APF [Ali KARIMLI, leader of "Reform"

       faction; Mirmahmud MIRALI-OGLU, leader of "Classic" faction]; Civic

       Solidarity Party or CSP [Sabir RUSTAMKHANLY]; Civic Union Party

       [Ayaz MUTALIBOV]; Communist Party of Azerbaijan or CPA [Ramiz

       AHMADOV]; Compatriot Party [Mais SAFARLI]; Democratic Party for

       Azerbaijan or DPA [Rasul QULIYEV, chairman]; Justice Party [Ilyas

       ISMAILOV]; Liberal Party of Azerbaijan [Lala Shovkat HACIYEVA];

       Musavat [Isa GAMBAR, chairman]; New Azerbaijan Party or NAP

       [vacant]; Party for National Independence of Azerbaijan or PNIA

       [Etibar MAMMADLI, chairman]; Social Democratic Party of Azerbaijan

       or SDP [Araz ALIZADE and Ayaz MUTALIBOV]

       note: opposition parties regularly factionalize and form new parties

      Political pressure groups and leaders:

       Sadval, Lezgin movement; self-proclaimed Armenian Nagorno-Karabakh

       Republic; Talysh independence movement; Union of Pro-Azerbaijani

       Forces (UPAF)

      International organization participation:

       AsDB, BSEC, CE, CIS, EAPC, EBRD, ECO, FAO, GUUAM, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO,

       ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol,

       IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, MIGA, OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, UN,

       UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO

       (observer)

      Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Hafiz PASHAYEV chancery: 2741 34th Street NW, Washington, DC 20008 FAX: [1] (202) 337–5911 telephone: [1] (202) 337–3500

      Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Reno L. HARNISH III embassy: 83 Azadlyg Prospecti, Baku AZ1007 mailing address: American Embassy Baku, Department of State, 7050 Baku Place, Washington, DC 20521–7050 telephone: [9] (9412) 98–03-35, 36, 37 FAX: [9] (9412) 656–671

      Flag description:

       three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), red, and green; a

       crescent and eight-pointed star in white are centered in red band

      Economy Azerbaijan

      Economy - overview:

       Azerbaijan's number one export is oil. Azerbaijan's oil production

       declined through 1997 but has registered an increase every year

       since. Negotiation of production-sharing arrangements (PSAs) with

       foreign firms, which have thus far committed $60 billion to

       long-term oilfield development, should generate the funds needed to

       spur future industrial development. Oil production under

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