# Outline of Azerbaijan

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Azerbaijan:
Azerbaijan – largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia, bordering the Caspian Sea and possessing a rich fossil fuels industry. It is a progressive and secular predominantly Shia Islamic society, with a high tolerance for other religions.

## General reference

* Pronunciation: UK: /ˌæzərbaɪˈdʒɑːn, -ˈdʒæn/ AZ-ər-by-JA(H)N, US: /ˌɑːzərbaɪˈdʒɑːn, ˌæz-/ A(H)Z-ər-by-JAHN, Azerbaijani:
* Common English country name: Azerbaijan
* Official English country name: The Republic of Azerbaijan
* Common endonym(s):
* Official endonym(s):
* Adjectival(s): Azerbaijani, Azeri
* Demonym(s):
* Etymology: Name of Azerbaijan
* International rankings of Azerbaijan
* ISO country codes: AZ, AZE, 031
* ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:AZ
* Internet country code top-level domain: .az

## Geography of Azerbaijan

Geography of Azerbaijan
* Azerbaijan is: a landlocked country (though it has a coast on the non-freshwater lake, the Caspian Sea)
* Location:
** Eurasia
*** Asia
**** Western Asia
***** Caucasus (between Europe and Asia)
****** South Caucasus
** Time zone: Azerbaijan Time (UTC+04)
** Extreme points of Azerbaijan
*** High: Bazarduzu Dagi 4,485 m (14,715 ft)
*** Low: Caspian Sea −28 m (−92 ft)
** Land boundaries: 2,013 km
       Armenia 787 km
       Iran 611 km
       Georgia 322 km
       Russia 284 km
       Turkey 9 km
   * Coastline: none
* Population of Azerbaijan: 9,165,000(2011) - 93rd most populous country
* Area of Azerbaijan: 86,600 square kilometres (33,400 sq mi) - 113th largest country
* Atlas of Azerbaijan

### Environment of Azerbaijan

Environment of Azerbaijan
* Climate of Azerbaijan
* Environmental issues in Azerbaijan
* Renewable energy in Azerbaijan
* Geology of Azerbaijan
* Protected areas of Azerbaijan
** Biosphere reserves in Azerbaijan
** National parks of Azerbaijan
* Wildlife of Azerbaijan
** Flora of Azerbaijan
** Fauna of Azerbaijan
*** Birds of Azerbaijan
*** Mammals of Azerbaijan

#### Natural geographic features of Azerbaijan

* Glaciers of Azerbaijan
* Islands of Azerbaijan
* Lakes of Azerbaijan
* Mountains of Azerbaijan
** Volcanoes in Azerbaijan
* Rivers of Azerbaijan
** Waterfalls of Azerbaijan
* Valleys of Azerbaijan
* World Heritage Sites in Azerbaijan

### Regions of Azerbaijan

Regions of Azerbaijan

#### Ecoregions of Azerbaijan

List of ecoregions in Azerbaijan

#### Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan

Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan
* Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
* Districts of Azerbaijan
** Municipalities of Azerbaijan

##### Districts of Azerbaijan

Districts of Azerbaijan There are 59 districts in Azerbaijan and 8 districts in the Autonomous Republic:
* Absheron (Abşeron) (includes an exclave in Baku)
* Agjabadi (Ağcabədi)
* Agdam (Ağdam)
* Agdash (Ağdaş)
* Agstafa (Ağstafa)
* Agsu (Ağsu)
* Astara
* Balakan (Balakən)
* Barda (Bərdə)
* Beylagan (Beyləqan)
* Bilasuvar (Biləsuvar)
* Jabrayil (Cəbrayıl)
* Jalilabad (Cəlilabad)
* Dashkasan (Daşkəsən)
* Shabran (Şabran)
* Fizuli (Füzuli)
* Gadabay (Gədəbəy) (borders an exclave of Armenia)
* Goranboy
* Goychay (Göyçay)
* Hajigabul (Hacıqabul)
* Imishli (İmişli)
* Ismailli (İsmayıllı)
* Kalbajar (Kəlbəcər) (de facto partially in Nagorno-Karabakh Republic)
* Kurdamir (Kürdəmir)
* Lachin (Laçın)
* Lankaran (Lənkəran)
* Lerik
* Masally (Masallı)
* Neftchala (Neftçala)
* Oguz (Oğuz)
* Qabala (Qəbələ)
* Qakh (Qax)
* Qazakh (Qazax) (includes two exclaves in Armenia)
* Qobustan
* Quba
* Qubadli (Qubadlı)
* Qusar
* Saatly (Saatlı)
* Sabirabad
* Shaki (Şəki)
* Salyan
* Shamakhi (Şamaxı)
* Shamkir (Şəmkir)
* Samukh (Samux)
* Siazan (Siyəzən)
* Shusha (Şuşa)
* Tartar (Tərtər)
* Tovuz (borders an exclave of Armenia)
* Ujar (Ucar)
* Khachmaz (Xaçmaz)
* Goygol formerly Khanlar (Xanlar)
* Khizi (Xızı)
* Khojali (Xocalı)
* Khojavend (Xocavənd)
* Yardymli (Yardımlı)
* Yevlakh (Yevlax)
* Zangilan (Zəngilan)
* Zaqatala
* Zardab (Zərdab)

###### Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic

* Babek (Babək)
* Julfa (Culfa)
* Kangarli (Kəngərli)
* Nakhchivan City (Naxçıvan Şəhəri)
* Ordubad
* Sadarak (Sədərək) (includes one exclave in Armenia)
* Shahbuz (Şahbuz)
* Sharur (Şərur)

##### Municipalities of Azerbaijan

Municipalities of Azerbaijan
* Capital of Azerbaijan: Baku
* Cities of Azerbaijan

### Demography of Azerbaijan

Demographics of Azerbaijan

## Government and politics of Azerbaijan

Politics of Azerbaijan
* Form of government: unitary semi-presidential republic
* Capital of Azerbaijan: Baku
* Elections in Azerbaijan
* Political parties in Azerbaijan
* Taxation in Azerbaijan

### Branches of government

Government of Azerbaijan

#### Executive branch of the government of Azerbaijan

* Head of state: President of Azerbaijan,
* Head of government: Prime Minister of Azerbaijan,
* Cabinet of Azerbaijan

#### Legislative branch of the government of Azerbaijan

* Parliament of Azerbaijan

#### Judicial branch of the government of Azerbaijan

Judiciary of Azerbaijan
* Supreme Court of Azerbaijan

### Foreign relations of Azerbaijan

Foreign relations of Azerbaijan
* Diplomatic missions in Azerbaijan
* Diplomatic missions of Azerbaijan

#### International organization membership

The Republic of Azerbaijan is a member of:

### Law and order in Azerbaijan

Law of Azerbaijan
* Capital punishment in Azerbaijan
* Constitution of Azerbaijan
* Crime in Azerbaijan
* Human rights in Azerbaijan
** LGBT rights in Azerbaijan
** Freedom of religion in Azerbaijan
* Law enforcement in Azerbaijan

### Military of Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani Armed Forces
* Command
** Commander-in-chief: President of Azerbaijan
*** Ministry of Defence (Azerbaijan)
* Forces
** Azerbaijani Land Forces
*** Azerbaijani National Guard
*** Azerbaijani Peacekeeping Forces
** Azerbaijani Air and Air Defence Force
** Azerbaijani Navy
* Paramilitary agencies
** State Border Service (Azerbaijan)
*** Azerbaijani Coast Guard
** Internal Troops of Azerbaijan
* Military history of Azerbaijan
* Military ranks of Azerbaijan

### Local government in Azerbaijan

Local government in Azerbaijan

## History of Azerbaijan

History of Azerbaijan
* Timeline of the history of Azerbaijan
* Current events of Azerbaijan
* Military history of Azerbaijan

## Culture of Azerbaijan

Culture of Azerbaijan
* Architecture of Azerbaijan
* Azerbaijanis and ethnic minorities in Azerbaijan
* Cuisine of Azerbaijan
* Festivals in Azerbaijan
* Languages of Azerbaijan
* Media in Azerbaijan
* National symbols of Azerbaijan
** Coat of arms of Azerbaijan
** Flag of Azerbaijan
** National anthem of Azerbaijan
* Prostitution in Azerbaijan
* Public holidays in Azerbaijan
* Records of Azerbaijan
* Religion in Azerbaijan
** Christianity in Azerbaijan
** Hinduism in Azerbaijan
** Islam in Azerbaijan
** Judaism in Azerbaijan
** Sikhism in Azerbaijan
* World Heritage Sites in Azerbaijan

### Art in Azerbaijan

* Art in Azerbaijan
* Cinema of Azerbaijan
* Literature of Azerbaijan
* Music of Azerbaijan
* Television in Azerbaijan
* Theatre in Azerbaijan

### Sport in Azerbaijan

Sport in Azerbaijan
* Football in Azerbaijan
* Azerbaijan at the Olympics

## Economy and infrastructure of Azerbaijan

Economy of Azerbaijan
* Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 79th (seventy-ninth)
* Agriculture in Azerbaijan
* Banking in Azerbaijan
** National Bank of Azerbaijan
* Communications in Azerbaijan
** Internet in Azerbaijan
* Companies of Azerbaijan
* Currency of Azerbaijan: Manat
** ISO 4217: AZN
* Energy in Azerbaijan
** Energy in Azerbaijan
** Energy policy of Azerbaijan
** Oil industry in Azerbaijan
* Health care in Azerbaijan
* Mining in Azerbaijan
* Azerbaijan Stock Exchange
* Tourism in Azerbaijan
** Visa policy of Azerbaijan
* Transport in Azerbaijan
** Airports in Azerbaijan
** Rail transport in Azerbaijan
** Roads in Azerbaijan

## Education in Azerbaijan

Education in Azerbaijan
* Ministry of Education of Azerbaijan
* Primary education
** Required: Education through the eighth grade is compulsory.
* Higher education
** Total enrollment: 105,000+ (2009)
** Faculty:
*** 11,566 professors
*** 12,616 other faculty members
** Universities in Azerbaijan
*** Total: 51
**** 36 state-run universities
**** 15 private universities
*** List of universities in Baku
* Libraries
** National Library of Azerbaijan