Import-Export

The Republic of Azerbaijan realized import-export activities in amount of 2.9 milliard USA$ with 114 countries during January – March 2008 in the field of trade. 1.5 milliard dollar (53.3%) of the foreign trade turnover made exported goods, 1.4 milliard dollar (46.7%) - imported goods and there were formed positive balance in amount of 191.8 million dollar.

Government

Form of Government: Azerbaijanian state is democratic, legal, secular, unitary republic. State power is based on the principle of division of powers: Milli Majlis (Parliament) exercises legislative power; executive power belongs to the President; and law courts exercise judicial power.

 Among the Southern Caucasian republics, Azerbaijan is the most densely populated. More than 8 million people live in the country, of which over 300,000 live in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. Azerbaijanis belong to the Caspian branch of the southern Caucasian race.

Azerbaijan in Antiquity

  Scholars consider Azerbaijan to include "the land populated today by the Azerbaijan Turks, the people who inhabit the region stretching from the northern slopes of the Caucuses Mountains along the Caspian Sea to the Iranian plateau".

Geography and climate

Azerbaijan is situated on the southeastern part of the Caucasus, which stretches for more than 800 km from the Black to the Caspian sea. Lying at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, the country has a unique geographical position, and retains its significance for world economic and cultural links.

Location: The Republic of Azerbaijan lies in the borderlands of Asia and Europe. 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.