Azerbaijan
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Going to the beach, Iranian-style...Sea is the largest lake in the world. The sea is bordered by Kazakhstan in the northeast, Turkmenistan in the southeast, Azerbaijan in the southwest, Russia in the northwest and Iran in the south. The Caspian is abundant in oil and gas... In this article: Iran, Caspian Sea, Tehran, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Tourism, Turkey, and Bandar-Abbas |
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Offshore | 7 days ago
Caspian states move to finalize convention
...convention TEHRAN -- Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Iran intend to finalize a draft of the convention on the legal status of the Caspian Sea, according to Iran's Petroenergy Information Network. The document,...
In this article: Iran, Caspian Sea, Tehran, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan
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boston.com - Latest news | 5 days ago
Turkmenistan seen as top gas supplier for Nabucco
...liquifying it, and then transporting it by sea. He also suggested it might be possible to deliver gas from offshore Turkmen fields to Azerbaijan, which lies across the Caspian from Turkmenistan. Other potential suppliers for Nabucco could...
In this article: Turkmenistan, European Union, Russia, Caspian Sea, Europe, Iran, and Natural gas
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Telegraph.co.uk - Business | October 28, 2009
Britain faces gas shortage in six years due to Russia
...in Russia rank in our stress-testing. " Regional tensions between Russia, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Turkey mean that there are many shifting alliances and projects competing for finite funding. There is also a risk that Russian producers...
In this article: UK, Russia, Europe, Coal, Cass Business School, Turkmenistan, and Siberia
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The Australian | November 12, 2009
Emerging From Economic Crisis At UN Forum
...UN Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA) Economic Forum, comprising Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The main challenges faced by the region in the short- and...
In this article: United Nations, Deforestation, International Federation of Journalists, Central Asia, Samoa, Unicef, Buddhist, and HMAS Tobruk
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | 6 days ago
Germany to extend Afghanistan mission
...troops can go home. The cabinet also decided to scrap a mission to send AWAC surveillance planes to Afghanistan after Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan refused to allow NATO to fly them through their airspace. The German army's...
In this article: Angela Merkel, Afghanistan, Berlin, Germany, NATO, Guido Westerwelle, and Kabul
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Turkmens, Azerbaijan to talk on Caspian border
...dispute that has blocked construction of Europe-bound energy pipelines from Central Asia. Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan began talks aimed at agreeing on ownership of subsea energy resources in July, but those negotiations collapsed in acrimony...
In this article: Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov, Turkmenistan, Caspian Sea, Europe, U.S., EU, Saparmurat Niyazov, and Hillary Rodham Clinton
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Kansas City Star | August 31, 2009
Turkmenistan plans Caspian naval base amid dispute
...Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Russia since the 1991 Soviet collapse. Turkmenistan is locked in a dispute with Azerbaijan, on the opposite shore, over several oil and gas fields. Berdymukhamedov's decision to install a naval base is seen as a...
In this article: Turkmenistan, Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov, Russia, Caspian Sea, Hydrocarbon, European Union, and Natural gas
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Azerbaijan (English: [ˌæzərbaɪˈdʒɑːn]; Azərbaycan), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azərbaycan Respublikası), is the largest and most populous country in the South Caucasus, located partially in Eastern Europe and partially in Western Asia. It is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the west and northwest, Armenia to the southwest, and Iran to the south. The Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan is bordered by Armenia to the north and east, Iran to the south and southwest, and Turkey to the west. The country's territory also encompasses several islands in the Caspian Sea.
Azerbaijan, a nation with an ethnic Azeri and Shi‘ite Muslim majority population, is a secular and unitary republic. The country has been a co-founder of GUAM and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, and has been a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States since September 1993. A Special Envoy of the European Commission is present in the country, and it is also a member of the United Nations, OSCE, Council of Europe, and the NATO Partnership for Peace (PfP) program.
- Name:
- Azerbaijan
- Conventional Long Name:
- Republic of Azerbaijan
- Local Name:
- Azərbaycan Respublikası
- Capital:
- Baku
- Language:
- Azerbaijani
- Largest City:
- Baku
- Government type:
- Presidential republic
- Founding Date:
- August 30, 1991
- Area:
- 86600
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $65.523 billion
- Demonym:
- Azerbaijani
- Currency (code):
- AZN
- Country Calling Code:
- 994
- ccTLD:
- .az
- Anthem:
- Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət Himni
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