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  Azerbaijan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Azerbaijan (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan) is a country in the Caucasus, at the crossroads of Europe and Southwest Asia, with a coast on the Caspian Sea.
The Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (an exclave of Azerbaijan) borders Armenia to the north and east, Iran to the south and west, and Turkey to the northwest.
The official language of Azerbaijan is Azerbaijani, a member of the Oguz subdivision of the Turkic language family, and is spoken by around 95% of the republic’s population, as well as about a third of the population of Iran.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Azerbaijan   (1651 words)

  
 Azerbaijan Republic - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Azerbaijan Republic
Azerbaijan shares a common language and culture with Turkey; however, before its conquest by tsarist Russia in the early 19th century, it was a province of Persia, and today 20 million Shiite Azeris live across the border in Iran.
In the March 1991 USSR constitutional referendum, the Azerbaijan population voted overwhelmingly in favour of preserving the Union and the August 1991 attempted anti-Gorbachev coup in Moscow was warmly welcomed by President Mutalibov, who ordered the military suppression of demonstrations organized by the Popular Front.
In January 2001, Azerbaijan was admitted to the Council of Europe.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Azerbaijan+Republic   (1075 words)

  
 LLRX -- A Guide to the Republic of Azerbaijan Law Research
Azerbaijan re-established its independence with The Constitutional Act on Restoration of the State Independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan on October 18, 1991.
The Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan was prepared by the Commission for Draft Preparation of the New Constitution of the Azerbaijan Republic.
The Constitution was adopted on November 12, 1995 by the Referendum of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
www.llrx.com /features/azerbaijan.htm   (2822 words)

  
 Azerbaijan -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Azerbaijan was part of the (Click link for more info and facts about Safavid state) Safavid state in (Click link for more info and facts about 15th) 15th– (Click link for more info and facts about 18th centuries) 18th centuries.
Azerbaijan has lost 16% of its territory and must support some 800,000 (An exile who flees for safety) refugees and internally (A person forced to flee from home or country) displaced persons as a result of the conflict.
Azerbaijan's herders raise (Domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age) cattle, (Woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat) sheep and (Any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns) goats near the mountain ranges.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/az/azerbaijan.htm   (1845 words)

  
 Welcome to Azerbaijan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Azerbaijan today is a primary supplier of oil and related equipment to the states of the former Soviet Union.
The Republic of Azerbaijan is a secular democracy, with the government based on the separation of powers among its three branches.
The Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan establishes this form of government and is the supreme law within the republic.
www.brittany-net.com /azerbaijan.html   (2126 words)

  
 Azerbaijan (10/04)
Azerbaijan received de facto recognition by the Allies as an independent nation in January 1920, an independence terminated by the arrival of the Red Army in April.
Azerbaijan's embassy in the United States is at 2741 34th Street NW, Washington, DC 20008; tel (202) 337-3500; fax (202) 337-5911; Consular tel (202) 337-5912; Consular fax (202) 337-5913; www.azembassy.com.
Azerbaijan is a member of the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), NATO's Partnership for Peace, the Euro-Atlantic Partnership, the World Health Organization, CFE Treaty member state, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Council of Europe, the Community of Democracies, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2909.htm   (3081 words)

  
 Azerbaijan International - Chronology of Major Events in Azerbaijan
Republics of Azerbaijan and Georgia sign a defensive agreement, intended to prevent further advancement of Denikin's Army.
Agreement is between the Armenian community and the government of Azerbaijan regarding the sovereignty of the Azerbaijan Republic in the region.
Situation at the northern borders of the Azerbaijan Republic is further aggravated by the advance of the Red (Soviet) Army on General Denikin's Volunteer Army.
www.azer.com /aiweb/categories/magazine/61_folder/61_articles/61_chronology.html   (1448 words)

  
 ··· Azeri Genocide ···
Azerbaijan has more than once drawn attention of the leadership of the Russian Federation to the fact that Russian military build-up in the South Caucasus does not contribute to strengthening peace and stability in the region where numerous conflicts take place.
This is the case with Russia, whose military air-craft violated air space of the Republic of Azerbaijan on February 25, 1999.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan deems it necessary to re-iterate that the developments connected to the unilateral ra-armament of Armenia, to which Russia is of immediate relation, are fraught with unpredictable consequences for the region of South Caucasus.
www.azerigenocide.org /archive/arch09.htm   (536 words)

  
 VAR -- Virtual Azerbaijan Republic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The first independent republic of Azerbaijan was proclaimed on May 28, 1918, and two years later fell to Russian Bolsheviks.
Subsequently Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic was established on April 28, 1920, which joined the USSR upon its inception in December 1922.
Republic of Azerbaijan seceeded from the USSR on August 30, 1991, and the parliament of Azerbaijan adopted the official Declaration of Independence on October 18, 1991.
www.zerbaijan.com   (486 words)

  
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Azerbaijan is not an exception in this sense and creation of favorable condition for the transition to the information society is one of the main political objectives of the State of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Project of the National ICT-strategy on 2003-2012 was adopted by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan with the special Decree on “The Adoption of National ICT Strategy (2003-2012) for development of the Republic of Azerbaijan”.
SSAC as National achievement in E-government Development The Azerbaijan Republic is the first republic of the former Soviet Union, which in 1992 made a political decision on conduction of the sole admittance examinations to the higher and secondary special educational institutions of the country on the base of sole test exams.
old.developmentgateway.org /download/183255/E-Goverment_Readiness_03_03.doc   (2715 words)

  
 Word of Welcome   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Since Azerbaijan regained its independence at the end of 1991 integration into European and Euro-Atlantic political, security and economic institutions has always been and continues to be one of its main foreign policy priorities.
Azerbaijan actively engages in the Euro-Atlantic processes on the basis of common democratic values such as promotion and protection of human rights, the rule of law, free market economy and respect for international law.
Azerbaijan, considering EAPC/PfP cooperation as one of the key building blocks of that architecture aspires to integrational partnership and enhanced bilateral dialogue with the Alliance.
www.nato.int /pfp/azerbaijan   (535 words)

  
 The President of The Republic of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan became a center of production in the Soviet Union for oil and gas machinery, steel pipe, non-ferrous metals, air conditioning, synthetic rubber, automobile tires, electric engines, building materials, porcelain earthenware and carpets.
In 1978, all of the republics of the former Soviet Union were adopting new constitutions.
Other major objectives of the new government in Azerbaijan are reconstruction of the economy, badly damaged by the war, and building democratic institutions and protections in the country.
geoaz.8m.com /prez.HTML   (1415 words)

  
 Azerbaijan, Republic of Azerbaijan, Turkic Crimes Against Humanity, Karabagh
General Ravil Rzaev, the commander of Azerbaijan's air force, told journalists in Baku on 13 August that the country's air defense forces will shoot down Iranian and other foreign aircraft that violate Azerbaijan's airspace "if the life of our citizens is endangered," Turan and Interfax reported.
Azerbaijan is fertile ground for a new Iranian political movement.
Under the Islamic Republic, chief resistance to the form of government espoused by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini was Ayatollah Shariatmadari, who had extensive support in Azerbaijan.
www.geocities.com /master8885   (3265 words)

  
 Geography of Iran: Arran, the real name of the republic of Azerbaijan
Aliyov, a historian in the former Soviet Azerbaijan, in his article "Sources Relating the Ancient History of Caucasus's Albania", wrote that in the Parthian era, the eastern part of the Caucasus was called "Ardan".
It was mostly run by immigrants from the Caucasus and the executors of Soviet policy, especially the cronies of Mir-Dja'far Bagherov, the secretary of the central committee of the Communist Party of the Caucasus.
The Islamic Republic of Iran could make its recognition of the newly independent republics subject to certain conditions; however, in observing its religious and neighborly obligations, it did not choose to do so in order to enable the emerging states to achieve stability.
www.iranchamber.com /geography/articles/arran_real_azerbaijan.php   (2856 words)

  
 SYLFF: Relationship of corruption and transition in the Republic of Azerbaijan: summary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In spring 2000 a one month research project in the Republic of Azerbaijan was carried out through the finacial assistance of the Sasakawa-Young-Leaders-Fellowship-Fund.
Doing business in Azerbaijan is confronted with plenty of administrative obstacles, and additionally each state agent asks for a share and uses unclear and unknown administrative rules to get the share.
Altogether, the four-week stay in the Republic of Azerbaijan led to important and useful aspects which contributed to a better foundation of the research project.
www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de /sylff/projects/1999_Weissenberg.htm   (511 words)

  
 The Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Hellenic Republic
The Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Hellenic Republic
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.
Regions: The Republic of Azerbaijan consists 65 regions, 69 cities, 13 urban regions, 130 settlements of urban type and 4354 rural settlements.
www.azembassy.gr /eng/ar/general.shtml   (699 words)

  
 DECREE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN
To entrust the Ministry of Economic Development of the Azerbaijan Republic with the function of a special plenipotentiary organ in the field of licensing in order to fulfill state control and systematic administration over granting special permissions for some types of activities connected with the protection of entrepreneurs’ rights.
Special powers of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Azerbaijan Republic in the field of licensing are determined by the “Regulations on granting special permissions (licenses) for some types of activities in the Republic of Azerbaijan” attached to this Decree.
These Regulations were prepared on the basis of the Civil Code of the Azerbaijan Republic, the Law of the Azerbaijan Republic “On Entrepreneurial Activity” and adjust the regulations of granting special permissions (licenses) for some types of activities.
www.bisnis.doc.gov /bisnis/country/020902AJ_licence_law.htm   (2474 words)

  
 Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Kingdom of ...
Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark on co-operation for the implementation of the Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Danish Environmental Protection Agency at the Ministry of Environment of Kingdom of Denmark are the competent authorities for agreements on implementation of the projects.
The Azerbaijan Party will secure transfer of the agreed and prepaid amount of CERs, within the agreed period for each project as described in the project agreement as long as the CDM-projects keep generating CERs, which can be verified by an independent entity.
www.mst.dk /inter/03090110.htm   (872 words)

  
 The Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Hellenic Republic
Strongly condemns the aggression of the Republic of Armenia against the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Strongly condemns looting and destruction of the archeological cultural and religious monuments on the occupied territories of Azerbaijan.
Asserts that Azerbaijan is entitled to receiving adequate compensation for the damage it sustained and considers that it is the responsibility of the Republic of Armenia to give full compensation for such damage.
www.azembassy.gr /eng/conflict/islamic.shtml   (966 words)

  
 International Finance Corporation - Extract from the Civil Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Under domestic leasing the lessor and lessee are residents of Azerbaijan Republic.
Lessee shall, in instances prescribed by legislation of Azerbaijan Republic, insure its responsibility for liabilities concerning damage to human lives, health or property in the process of use of object of lease.
Lessee is entitled to insure its responsibility for breach of the leasing agreement in favor of lessor.
www.ifc.org /ifcext/aldp.nsf/Content/CivilCode   (2286 words)

  
 CIA - The World Factbook -- Azerbaijan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Azerbaijan - a nation with a Turkic and majority-Muslim population - regained its independence after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Azerbaijan has lost 16% of its territory and must support some 571,000 internally displaced persons as a result of the conflict.
Azerbaijan shares all the formidable problems of the former Soviet republics in making the transition from a command to a market economy, but its considerable energy resources brighten its long-term prospects.
www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/aj.html   (1267 words)

  
 PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Supreme Chief Commander Ilham Aliyev was familiarized with guard of north-west frontiers of the country during his visit to Ganca and Gazakh.
Independent state of Azerbaijan, architect and constructor of which is our national leader Heydar Aliyev, is in remarkable period of its history.
In the frame of his visit to the Gazakh district, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev familiarized with the construction of the Olympic Complex foundation of which was laid a year ago.
www.president.az /index_e.html   (516 words)

  
 Embassy of The Republic of Azerbaijan in Saudi Arabia
the aggression of the Republic of Armenia against the Republic of Azerbaijan.
looting and destruction of the archeological cultural and religious monuments on the occupied territories of Azerbaijan.
that fait accompli may not serve as a basis for a settlement, and that neither the current situation within the occupied areas of the Republic of Azerbaijan, nor any action, including arranging voting process, undertaken there to consolidate the status quo, may be recognized as legally valid.
www.azembassy.org.sa /armenia_un_10_31p.html   (757 words)

  
 NATO Partnerships   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Speech of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Mr.
Tofik Zulfugarov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan at the Meeting of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council on the level of Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Luxembourg.
Speech by Colonel-General Safar Abiyev, Minister of Defence, Azerbaijan at the EAPC in Defence Ministers Session.
www.nato.int /pfp/az/azerbaid.htm   (115 words)

  
 - [ STATE OIL FUND OF THE AZERBAIJAN REPUBLIC ]
The State Oil Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ) announces an open tender to procure in accordance with the law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on State Procurement the services of a global custodian.
Samir Sharifov, the Executive Director of the State Oil Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Chairman of the EITI National Committee and member of the IAG represented Azerbaijan government at the meeting.
BAKU, Azerbaijan - Several non-governmental organizations united under the joint goal of Increasing Transparency in the Extractive Industry (ITEI) are not satisfied with the level transparency in the State Oil Company (SOCAR).
www.oilfund.az   (409 words)

  
 Ministry of Taxes of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Resident enterprises, as well as non-resident enterprises carrying out entrepreneurial activity through its permanent establishment in the Republic of Azerbaijan are payers of the property tax...
The income of resident-taxpayer consists of income he or she received in the Republic of Azerbaijan and outside its territory.
The income of nonresident-taxpayer consists of income he or she received from the sources in the Republic of Azerbaijan more
www.taxes.gov.az /eng   (488 words)

  
 Iran has no limitations to strengthening of ties with Azerbaijan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Stressing on the need to strengthen and develop ties between the two neighboring and muslim countries, he said there are countries which do not see the expansion of tehran-baku to be in their interests.
Turning to Iran's ties with the republic of Armenia and its reflections of the public opinion in Azerbaijan, he said the issue is being exaggerated to proportions out of the reality.
He said, ''we believe that Iran, together with Armenia and Azerbaijan, will benefit from the solution to the crisis.'' Iran is making every effort to solve the conflict by building closer ties with both baku and yerevan and a lot has been done towards this end, he said.
www.payvand.com /news/99/apr/1001.html   (531 words)

  
 Privatization in the Republic of Azerbaijan, 1995-1998   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Each citizen of Republic of Azerbaijan registered as of the date of privatization commencement shall be given one (1) State Privatization Share including four (4) vouchers.
Rates and procedures of utilising privatization proceeds shall be established annually by Decrees of the President of Republic of Azerbaijan as proposed by the Cabinet of Ministers.
A statement of sources of profit obtained in Republic of Azerbaijan and contributed by the foreign investor to privatization shall be submitted to the State Property Committee prior to the date of auction (bidding) or tender.
www.pangaeapartners.com /azpriv.htm   (7983 words)

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