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AZERBAYCAN. Azerbaycan ( azerb . Azərbaycan Respublikası ) — country in south-western Asia. Date of independence, May 28, 1918 (from the Soviet Union: 18 October 1991)
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Azerbaycan (azerb. Azərbaycan Respublikası) — country in south-western Asia. Date of independence, May 28, 1918 (from the Soviet Union: 18 October 1991) It shares borders with Russia and Georgia to the north, Armenia to the west, Iran to the south and Turkey in the west. Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic - exclave of Azerbaijan. Area of Azerbaijan - 86.6 thousand square meters. km - the largest of the Transcaucasian republics.
ARMS AND FLAG OF AZERBAIJAN Flag and coat of arms was approved in 1918 as the national flag of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. After independence in 1991, the flag was adopted on February 5 in the national flag of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Contract of the Century • September 20, 1994 at the Palace "Gulistan", in Baku, there was an agreement that because of its great significance to be called "contract of the century". "Contract of the Century" has entered the list of the major agreements as the number of hydrocarbon reserves, and on the total projected investment. • As part of the "Contract of the Century" 80% of the net profits go to Azerbaijan, and the remaining 20% - investment companies.
Economy The state capital - Baku. Azerbayjan - the industrial-agrarian country with a highly developed industry and diversified agriculture. The most important place in the economy of Azerbaijan occupied by oil and gas production, oil refining, chemical, engineering, mining (iron ore and alunite) and non-ferrous metals, various branches of the food (canning, tea, tobacco, wine) and light (cotton cleaning, cotton, silk , wool, carpet) industry. Azerbayjan in recent years, leading among CIS countries in terms of economic growth. . In 2003-2008 Azerbaijan's GDP grew by 2.6 times, the level of poverty in the country, since 2003, has decreased from 45 to 11% Economic growth continues without interruption since 1996, a period of ten years, the economy of Azerbaijan in the middle was added 13.6% annually (compared to 1995, the GDP increased by 8.4 times).
Economy Currency Manat (Azerbaijani Manat) - the official currency of the Republic of Azerbaijan, which is 100 kopecks (Azerbaijani qəpik). Azerbaijani manat twice been denomination - in 1992 and 2006, respectively. One Azerbaijani manat is about one euro.
Economy Industry • Azerbaijan supplies to other countries products of the chemical and fuel industry, ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy, light industry. From other countries to Azerbaijan imported mainly finished products: machines, a variety of agricultural machinery, cars, clothes and food. • Azerbaijan's GDP growth is mostly due to increased production and export of hydrocarbons.
Economy Agriculture • Agriculture specializes mainly in viticulture, horticulture, tobacco, horticulture, livestock and sericulture. Major industrial crops - cotton, tobacco and tea. Developed early vegetables, subtropical fruit. Major livestock industry - sheep, dairy and beef cattle, poultry, sericulture.
Economy Tourism • Tourism - an industry that is growing rapidly in recent years. Especially rapidly developing medical tourism. Each year in Azerbaijan is to be a guest about a half million people. • This is primarily due to the fact that the country is located between Europe and Asia. Also, due to the fact that, out of 11 existing climate zones of the planet, 9 shows in the country, ranging from subtropical and finishing high alpine meadows.
Political Structure Domestic Policy The head of state is the president. Azerbaijan - Presidential republic. The president is elected by popular vote for five years, and appoints all government officials. The highest legislative body of Azerbaijan - unicameral National Assembly (125 members), elected by popular vote for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies. Foreign Policy • The main diplomatic relations with Israel supports Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, the U.S., Russia, Turkey and Italy. Azerbaijan participates in many international and regional international organizations: • UN; • OSCE; • CIS; • Non-Aligned Movement; • GUAM; • ECO; • The Black Sea Economic Cooperation; • Organization of the Islamic Conference; • Turkic Council. • NATO's Partnership for Peace program.
Azerbaijani Armed Forces • Azerbaijan National Army (ANA) - the state military organization dedicated to the armed defense of freedom, independence and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan. It consists of an army, air force, air defense forces and naval forces. • Day of the Azerbaijani army is June 26, 1918, however, the modern armed forces emerged during Karabakh war by combining local urban militias "self-defense forces." October 9, 1991 he issued a decree on the establishment of the army in three months, but actually the army was only established by the end of 1993. • Since the establishment of the Azerbaijani army is working closely with the armed forces of Turkey in the field of arms. NAA also cooperates with IDF, Ukraine, USA, Pakistan.
The Khojaly genocide - one of the most heinous crimes of the twentieth century • As a result: • 613 people were killed, among them, • children - 63, women - 106, the elderly - 70. • 8 families were completely destroyed • 25 children lost both parents, • 130 children lost one parent • Wounded - 487 people, including, children - 76; • People have visited the hostages - 1275 • Missing - 150 • On the night of February 25 to 26, 1992 Armenian armed forces with the support of heavy equipment and personnel of the 366th infantry regiment of the former USSR, stationed in Khankendi implemented the capture of Khojaly. • Assault of the city was preceded by a massive bombardment from artillery, military hardware, started on the evening of February 25. After that, despite the fact that the city was already in flames, armed groups with particular brutality implemented carnage over the peaceful population of the city.
The Khojaly genocide - one of the most heinous crimes of the twentieth century • "I look out the circular window (helicopter) and literally shrinks from incredibly terrible picture. On the yellow grass foothills, where the shadows are gray dotaivayut cakes of snow, the remnants of winter snow, are dead people. All of this huge area to the near horizon is dotted with the corpses of women, old men and women, boys and girls of all ages, from infant to adolescent. Eye tears out mess of bodies two figures - the grandmother and little girl. Grandmother, with a gray head uncovered, lying face down next to a tiny girl in a blue jacket with a hood. Legs are somehow connected with barbed wire, and grandmother also connected hands. Both shot in the head. The final gesture is small, about four years old, the girl reaches out to the dead grandmother. Stunned, I did not even think of the camera ... " • Russian television reporter Yuri Romanov