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Quick Facts (Source: Encyclopedia Britannica Online)
Official name: Republic of Azerbaijan (Azərbaycan Respublikasi)
Form of government: Unitary multiparty republic with a single legislative body (National Assembly)
Capital: Baku (Baki)
Independence: 30 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union)
Area: 86,600 sq km
Population: 8,381,000 (2005 est.)
Nationality: Azerbaijani(s), Azeri(s)
Ethnic Groups: Azeris (more than four-fifths of the population), Iranians, Russians (a minority)
Religions: Islam (predominantly Shi'ite), (minority) Orthodox Christianity
Languages: Azerbaijani (official), Russian
 
Brief History (Source: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05)
The Republic of Azerbaijan comprises the Transcaucasian or northern part of the historic region called Azerbaijan. Known to the ancients as Albania, the area was linked to the history of Armenia and Persia, particularly after its conquest (4th cent.) by Shapur II. Overrun later by Mongols, it was divided after the fall (15th cent.) of Timur into several principalities (notably Shirvan). The territory of the present ...   » More
 

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Referential Sites

Azerbaijan (IU - Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center)

Azerbaijan (CIA World Factbook)

Flag of Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan Country Study (Library of Congress)

Azerbaijan Country Profile (BBC News)

Azerbaijan (Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Azerbaijani People

Azerbaijan Maps (UT - Perry Castenada Library Map Collection)

Official Sites

Azerbaijan Embassy in Washington, DC

Communal Sites

Azerbaijan Society of America

Arts & Cultural Sites

Azeri Culture (azerbaijan.az)

Literature - Music - Theatre - Cinema - Fine Arts - Architecture - Folk Art - Azerbaijani Cookery

Azerbaijani Literature (azeri.org)

Muhammad Husayn Shahriyar (Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism)

Heydər Baba'ya Səlām (in Azeri,Turkish and English; including audio)

Heydər Baba'ya Səlām (in the original Arabic script; with the use of mouse-over technique)

Azerbaijan Music (azer.com)

Azeri Music (azworld.org)

General Sites

Azerbaijan Newspapers and News Media Guide (abyznewslinks.com)

Azerbaijan Photo Gallery (azlink.info)

Insite Pages

*You may also find useful links on the Azeri and Turkic Languages web pages on this website.

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