Since then western companies have invested millions in the development of the countrys oil and gas reserves. Armenia the world factbook central intelligence agency. The government of azerbaijan has set the development of azerbaijan as an elite tourist destination a top priority. Azerbaijan remains involved in the protracted nagornokarabakh conflict with armenia. The information regarding azerbaijan on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency and other sources. Nov 04, 2014 from afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2015 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. Azerbaijan cia map world map world atlas atlas of the. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of azerbaijan 2018 information contained here.
The information regarding azerbaijan on this page is republished from the 20 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. Cia the world factbook references flags of the world. Most consider the ural mountain system to be the eastern border of europe. The economy of azerbaijan has completed its postsoviet transition into a major oil based economy with the completion of the bakutbilisiceyhan pipeline, from one where the state played the major role. Nov 24, 2015 the cia world fact book 2016, is very interesting and informative. This comprehensive guide is packed with detailed information on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2015. These activities are regulated by the ministry of culture and tourism of azerbaijan.
Measured by surface area, the caspian sea is the worlds largest inland water body. Azerbaijan has a total area of 86,600 square kilometers and shares borders with the russian federation in the north 284 kilometers, georgia to the northwest 322 kilometers, armenia on the west 566 kilometers, iran to the south 432 kilometers, and the caspian sea on the east 800. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of azerbaijan government 2019 information contained here. Nagornokarabakh was a primarily ethnic armenian region that moscow recognized in 1923 as an autonomous oblast within soviet azerbaijan. My next book, a novel called beside myself, will be published worldwide in english by bloomsbury in 2016. Azerbaijan is still plagued by an arbitrary tax and customs administration, a court system lacking independence, monopolistic regulation of the market, and systemic corruption. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of azerbaijan transnational issues 2019 information contained here. Armenia and azerbaijan through peace and war azerbaijan diary by. For more on the agencys mission, visit our strategic intent. After returning to baku, the author and public figure. Our three countries are well to the west of that, but also to the south. Cia world fact book, 2004azerbaijan wikisource, the. This is a list of entities and changes in the world factbook.
It covers roughly 371,000 sq km 143,200 sq mi and borders five countries. This comprehensive guide is packed with data on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2019. Azerbaijan a nation with a majorityturkic and majoritymuslim population was briefly independent from 1918 to 1920. Azerbaijan transnational issues 2020, cia world factbook. Azerbaijanis in iran are mainly found in the northwest provinces. Armenia and azerbaijan began fighting over the area in 1988. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 20192020 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. Azerbaijan maintains an embassy in the united states at 2741 34th street nw, washington, dc 20008.
Potomac books publishes a commercial version of the world factbook in order to extend the limited audience reached by the cias own publication. However, the economy as a whole has not benefited as much as. John moen is a cartographer who along with his wife are the orignal founders of. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of azerbaijan 20 information contained here. Fighting over nagornokarabakh began in 1988 and escalated after armenia and azerbaijan attained independence from the soviet union in 1991. Cia the world factbook azerbaijan users empty page at iiasa. Iran, syria among muslimmajority nations in the world aol news. Measured by surface area, the caspian sea is the world s largest inland water body. Dec 07, 2015 azerbaijan, including nagornokarabakh, occupied by armenia cia world fact book on november 26, azerbaijan officials killed five radical islamists and arrested 32 others, all members of the radical movement for muslim unity, in the village of nardaran, near the capital city baku, for allegedly plotting a coup to establish the. Azerbaijan has lost 16 percent of its territory and must support some 600,000 internally displaced persons as a result of the conflict. All 15 former soviet republics have been addedarmenia, azerbaijan. The economy of azerbaijan has completed its postsoviet transition into a major oil based. Despite a 1994 ceasefire, azerbaijan has yet to resolve its conflict with armenia over the azerbaijani nagornokarabakh enclave largely armenian populated.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Azerbaijan, including nagornokarabakh, occupied by armenia cia world fact book on november 26, azerbaijan officials killed five radical islamists and arrested 32 others, all members of the radical movement for muslim unity, in the village of nardaran, near the capital city baku, for allegedly plotting a coup to establish the. Some sources, such as the cia world factbook, categorize even armenia, azerbaijan, and georgia within the middle east, though most disagree with this. Telecommunications in azerbaijan is about television, radio, fixed and mobile telephones, and internet in azerbaijan. The world factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. For each country, the cia world factbook 20192020 includes. Often regarded as the southeastern border of europe, the caucasus mts stretch from the black sea left to the caspian sea right. A cia world factbook the best country factbook available. And the new world of intelligence, in which the cia is but one of many players.
Prior to the decline in global oil prices since 2014, azerbaijans high economic growth was attributable to rising energy exports and to some nonexport sectors. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about azerbaijan 2019 should be addressed to the cia. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about azerbaijan 20 should be addressed to the cia. Azerbaijan 2012, cia world factbook immigration usa. Cia world fact book all values, unless otherwise stated, are in us dollars. It provides current data for more than 250 countries and territories, fromafghanistan to zimbabwe. A tale of adventure by michael chabon the orientalist. Islam, heres a look at the second most popular religion and a list of every muslimmajority nation in the world. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of azerbaijan geography 2015 information contained here. Longterm prospects depend on world oil prices, azerbaijans ability to develop export routes for its growing gas production, and its ability to improve the business environment and diversify the economy. It was inspired by my yearlong journey through a book from every country in the world, which i recorded on this blog. The information regarding azerbaijan on this page is republished from the 2009 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency.
Nov 14, 2012 my first book, reading the world or the world between two covers, as it is known in the us, was published in 2015. The republic of azerbaijan is a country located in the caucasus region of west asia. Azerbaijan cia world factbook the best country factbook. Book sagas are folkloric and fantasticrealistic epic narratives which speak of events related to life, customs, beliefs and desires of a certain people. My first book, reading the world or the world between two covers, as it is known in the us, was published in 2015. Azerbaijan has international land borders with 5 states. Cia world fact book, 2004armenia wikisource, the free.
Cia world fact book, 2004azerbaijan wikisource, the free. Despite a 1994 ceasefire, azerbaijan has yet to resolve its conflict with armenia over the azerbaijani nagornokarabakh enclave largely armenian. Solving the mystery of a strange and dangerous life by tom reiss, the orphan s. Iran, syria among muslimmajority nations in the world aol. To the ancient greeks and persians, the lakes immense size suggested it was an ocean, hence its name. Born in the karabakh and educated in both st petersburg and paris, ahmed returned to azerbaijan and began a successful career as a journalist. Azerbaijan is considered one of the most important spots in the world for oil exploration and development. Neither europe nor asia, its a nexus of ancient historical empires, but also a new nation which has undergone an extraordinary transformation from the warravaged postsoviet 1990s to an oilenriched host of formula 1 and europa league football. The information regarding azerbaijan on this page is republished from the 2018 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. It is a national strategy to make tourism a major, if not the single largest, contributor to the azerbaijani economy.
Cia world factbook the best country factbook available online. Azerbaijan has lost 16% of its territory and must support some 600,000 internally displaced persons as a result of the conflict. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 20192020 offers complete and uptodate information on the world s nations. Armenian leaders remain preoccupied by the long conflict with muslim azerbaijan over nagornokarabakh, a primarily armenianpopulated region, assigned to soviet azerbaijan in the 1920s by moscow. News and analysis on population size and growth, migration, refugees and more. The mountain range spans 1,125 km 700 mi, forming part of the southern russian border, and crossing georgia, armenia, and azerbaijan from left to right respectively. Not only did he promote national liberation but ahmed was an activist for gender equality publishing the 1901 book. He and his wife, chris woolwinemoen, produced thousands of awardwinning maps that are used all over the world and content that aids students, teachers, travelers. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about azerbaijan 2009 should be addressed to the cia. By the beginning of the 20th century azerbaijan was supplying almost half of the worlds oil. It is a communist state and is located in eastern asia, bordering the east china sea, korea bay, yellow sea, and south china sea, between north korea and vietnam. Neither europe nor asia, its a nexus of ancient historical empires, but also a new nation which has undergone an extraordinary transformation from the warravaged postsoviet 1990s to an oilenriched host of formula 1 and europa. The cia world fact book 2016, is very interesting and informative. In late 2016, the president approved a strategic roadmap for economic reforms that identified key nonenergy segments of the economy for.
The central intelligence agency cia is an independent us government agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior us policymakers. The world factbook, produced annually by the cia, has become the ultimate authoritative source of information on all the nations of the world. Ebscohost serves thousands of libraries with premium essays, articles and other content including cia. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2015 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. Azerbaijan a nation with a turkic and majoritymuslim population was briefly independent from 1918 to 1920. The neighboring countries are russia to the north, georgia to the northwest, iran to the south, turkey to the west via the azerbaijani exclave of nakhchivan to the northwest and armenia to the west and via the azerbaijani exclave of nakhchivan to the north and. The borders of azerbaijan define the land and maritime borders of azerbaijan. Despite a 1994 ceasefire, azerbaijan has yet to resolve its conflict with armenia over the azerbaijani nagorno. In the 25 years following its independence, azerbaijan succeeded in significantly reducing the poverty rate and has directed revenues from its oil and gas production to develop the countrys infrastructure. This is a snapshot of the cia world fact book as it existed on 26 march 2005. Relations with azerbaijan united states department. World fact book provides latest demography world news from the most comprehensive global news network on the internet. I have used the cia world fact book for many years in its various versions and updates and would in principle give it a very high regard as a source of concise information on the various countries of the world all in one place.
The information regarding azerbaijan on this page is republished from the 2019 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. He and his wife, chris woolwinemoen, produced thousands of awardwinning maps that are used all over the world and content that aids students, teachers, travelers and parents with their geography and map questions. Relations with azerbaijan united states department of. Peninsula including baku and sumqayit and the caspian sea to be the ecologically most devastated area in the world because of severe air, soil, and water pollution. This article incorporates public domain material from the cia world factbook website factbookindex.
The information regarding azerbaijan on this page is republished from the 2012 world fact book of the united states central. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about azerbaijan 2018 should be addressed to the cia. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of azerbaijan 2009 information contained here. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2016 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. The ultimate, comprehensive guide to countrybycountry statistics around the world. More information about azerbaijan is available from the department of state and other sources, some of which are listed here. By may 1994, when a ceasefire took hold, armenian forces held not only nagornokarabakh but also a significant portion of azerbaijan proper. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of azerbaijan 2020 information contained here. Around the world in 80 books share book recommendations. List of entities and changes in the world factbook wikipedia. The information regarding azerbaijan on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central. The cia world factbook with global information on geography, people, governments, economies, communications, transportation, the military, and international issues. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of azerbaijan 2019 information contained here. Azerbaijan a nation with a turkic and majoritymuslim population regained its independence after the collapse of the soviet union in 1991.
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