| The              Library of Congress>>Especially              for Researchers>>Research              Centers   Home >> Country             Studies >> AzerbaijanFindinFederal Research                      Division PagesResearchers                      Web PagesAll Library of Congress PagesA Country Study: Azerbaijan**Library of Congress Call Number DK509                   .A727 1995****Please                   note**: The current Country Study was previously in a                   multi-country volume. Chapter numbers reflect those used in                   the printed book.- Azerbaijan  ForewordAcknowledgments
- Preface  Table                       A. Chronology of Important EventsIntroduction
Chapter                       2 - Azerbaijan
 (James Nichol)                       
Country                           Profile
Country
- Geography  SocietyEconomy
- Transportation                               and Telecommunications  Government                               and PoliticsNational                               Security
- Historical                           Background    - Early                               History      - Persian                                   and Greek Influences  The                                   Introduction of Islam and the Turkish LanguageWithin                               the Russian Empire
Russian                                   Influences in the Nineteenth Century
- The                                   Spirit of Revolution  World                                   War I and IndependenceWithin                               the Soviet Union
Determination                                   of Borders and Status
- Stalin                                   and Post-Stalin Politics   After                               Communist Rule- Demands                                   for Sovereignty and the Soviet Reaction  The                                   Issue of Nagorno-KarabakhIndependence
- Political                                   Instability  Efforts                                   to Resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh Crisis, 1993Physical                           Environment
Topography                               and Drainage
- Climate  Environmental                               ProblemsPopulation                           and Ethnic Composition
Population                               Characteristics
- The                               Role of Women  Smaller                               Ethnic MinoritiesLanguage,                           Religion, and Culture
Language
- Religion  The                               Arts- Literature                                   and Music  Decorative                                   Arts and CraftsArchitecture
- The                               Cultural Renaissance   Education,                           Health, and Welfare- Education  HealthSocial                               Welfare
- The                           Economy    - The                               Work Force  Economic                               DislocationsAgriculture
- Industry  EnergyEconomic                               Reform
Price                                   Liberalization
- Privatization  The                                   BudgetBanking
- Foreign                               Trade  Transportation                               and TelecommunicationsGovernment                           and Politics
The                               Appearance of Opposition Parties
The                                   Azerbaijani Popular Front
- Party                                   Configuration after 1991   Legislative                               PoliticsThe                               Presidential Election of 1992
- The                               Coup of June 1993  Aliyev                               and the Presidential Election of October 1993The                               Constitution
- The                               Court System  Human                               Rights and the MediaForeign                           Relations
The                               Foreign Policy Establishment
- Post-Soviet                               Diplomacy  Relations                               with Former Soviet RepublicsNational                           Security
Forming                               a National Defense Force
- Russian                               Troop Withdrawal  Force                               Levels and PerformanceSupply                               and Budgeting
- Aliyev's                               National Security Reform  Crime                               and Crime Prevention- Narcotics                                   Trade  Crime                                   Prevention Agencies- Appendix. Tables    BibliographyGlossary

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