Azerbaijan

General Information

Location: The Republic of Azerbaijan lies in the borderlands of Asia and Europe. It is situated in the south-eastern part of the Southern Caucasus and shares borders in the north with the Russian Federation, in the south with the Islamic Republic of Iran, in the west with Turkey, Georgia and Armenia, and in the east its neighbors across the Caspian Sea are Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.
Country name: The Republic of Azerbaijan.
Capital: Bakı (in USSR Baku) with a population of 1,807,300 (according to 2005 census).
State Language: Azerbaijani.
State Religion: Religion is separated from the State and all religions are equal before the law.
Population: The population is 8 347 000 people (January, 2005).
Monetary Unit: Manat, (1 US $ = 4900 manat as at January, 2005)
National Holidays
January 1 - New Year
March 8 - Women's Day
March 20-21 - Novruz bayramı (Celebration of Spring)
May 9 - Day of Victory over Fascism
May 28 - Republic Day
June 15 - National Salvation Day
June 26 - Armed Forces Day
October 18 - National Independence Day
November 12 - Constitution Day
November 17 - National Revival Day
December 31 - Day of Solidarity of Azerbaijanis throughout the World
The dates of celebration of religious holidays:
Thanksgiving-Offering Day and End of Fasting
are changed every year in accordance with the lunar calendar.
Memorable Days:
January 20 - Day of Shehids' (Martyrs) Remembrance
February 26 - Day of Khojali Remembrance
March 31 - Genocide of Azerbaijanis'

Territory

Area: 86,600 sq km
Length of Land Boundaries: 2,646 km
Borders with Neighbouring Countries: Armenia - 1007 km, Georgia - 480 km, Iran - 756 km, Russia - 390 km, Turkey - 13 km
Autonomous Republic: Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
Regions: The Republic of Azerbaijan consists 65 regions, 69 cities, 13 urban regions, 130 settlements of urban type and 4354 rural settlements.