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      Capital:

       Baku (Baki)

      Administrative divisions:

       59 rayons (rayonlar; rayon - singular), 11 cities* (saharlar; sahar

       - singular), 1 autonomous republic** (muxtar respublika); Abseron

       Rayonu, Agcabadi Rayonu, Agdam Rayonu, Agdas Rayonu, Agstafa Rayonu,

       Agsu Rayonu, Ali Bayramli Sahari*, Astara Rayonu, Baki Sahari*,

       Balakan Rayonu, Barda Rayonu, Beylaqan Rayonu, Bilasuvar Rayonu,

       Cabrayil Rayonu, Calilabad Rayonu, Daskasan Rayonu, Davaci Rayonu,

       Fuzuli Rayonu, Gadabay Rayonu, Ganca Sahari*, Goranboy Rayonu,

       Goycay Rayonu, Haciqabul Rayonu, Imisli Rayonu, Ismayilli Rayonu,

       Kalbacar Rayonu, Kurdamir Rayonu, Lacin Rayonu, Lankaran Rayonu,

       Lankaran Sahari*, Lerik Rayonu, Masalli Rayonu, Mingacevir Sahari*,

       Naftalan Sahari*, Naxcivan Muxtar Respublikasi**, Neftcala Rayonu,

       Oguz Rayonu, Qabala Rayonu, Qax Rayonu, Qazax Rayonu, Qobustan

       Rayonu, Quba Rayonu, Qubadli Rayonu, Qusar Rayonu, Saatli Rayonu,

       Sabirabad Rayonu, Saki Rayonu, Saki Sahari*, Salyan Rayonu, Samaxi

       Rayonu, Samkir Rayonu, Samux Rayonu, Siyazan Rayonu, Sumqayit

       Sahari*, Susa Rayonu, Susa Sahari*, Tartar Rayonu, Tovuz Rayonu,

       Ucar Rayonu, Xacmaz Rayonu, Xankandi Sahari*, Xanlar Rayonu, Xizi

       Rayonu, Xocali Rayonu, Xocavand Rayonu, Yardimli Rayonu, Yevlax

       Rayonu, Yevlax Sahari*, Zangilan Rayonu, Zaqatala Rayonu, Zardab

       Rayonu

      Independence:

       30 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)

      National holiday:

       Founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaidzhan, 28 May (1918)

      Constitution:

       adopted 12 November 1995

      Legal system:

       based on civil law system

      Suffrage:

       18 years of age; universal

      Executive branch:

       chief of state: President Ilham ALIYEV (since 31 October 2003)

       head of government: Prime Minister Artur RASIZADE (since 4 November

       2003); First Deputy Prime Minister Abbas ABBASOV (since 10 November

       2003)

       cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president and

       confirmed by the National Assembly

       elections: president elected by popular vote to a five-year term;

       election last held 15 October 2003 (next to be held NA October

       2008); prime minister and first deputy prime ministers appointed by

       the president and confirmed by the National Assembly

       election results: Ilham ALIYEV elected president; percent of vote -

       Ilham ALIYEV 76.8%, Isa GAMBAROV 14%

      Legislative branch:

       unicameral National Assembly or Milli Mejlis (125 seats; members

       elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)

       elections: last held 4 November 2000 (next to be held NA November

       2005)

       election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -

       NAP and allies 108, APF "Reform" 6, CSP 3, PNIA 2, Musavat Party 2,

       CPA 2, APF "Classic" 1, Compatriot Party 1

       note: PNIA, Musavat, and APF "Classic" parties refused to take their

       seats

       note: 100 members of the current parliament were elected on the

       basis of single mandate constituencies, while 25 were elected based

       on proportional balloting; as a result of a 24 August 2002 national

       referendum on changes to the constitution, all 125 members of the

       next parliament will be elected from single mandate constituencies

      Judicial branch:

       Supreme Court

      Political parties and leaders:

       Azerbaijan Popular Front or APF [Ali KARIMLI, leader of "Reform"

       faction; Mirmahmud MIRALI-OGLU, leader of "Classic" faction]; Civic

       Solidarity Party or CSP [Sabir RUSTAMKHANLY]; Civic Union Party

       [Ayaz MUTALIBOV]; Communist Party of Azerbaijan or CPA [Ramiz

       AHMADOV]; Compatriot Party [Mais SAFARLI]; Democratic Party for

       Azerbaijan or DPA [Rasul QULIYEV, chairman]; Justice Party [Ilyas

       ISMAILOV]; Liberal Party of Azerbaijan [Lala Shvkat HACIYEVA];

       Musavat [Isa GAMBAR, chairman]; New Azerbaijan Party or NAP [Heydar

       ALIYEV, chairman]; Party for National Independence of Azerbaijan or

       PNIA [Etibar MAMMADLI, chairman]; Social Democratic Party of

       Azerbaijan or SDP [Zardust ALIZADE]

       note: opposition parties regularly factionalize and form new parties

      Political pressure groups and leaders:

       Sadval, Lezgin movement; self-proclaimed Armenian Nagorno-Karabakh

       Republic; Talysh independence movement; Union of Pro-Azerbaijani

       Forces (UPAF)

      International organization participation:

       AsDB, BSEC, CE, CIS, EAPC, EBRD, ECE, ECO, ESCAP, FAO, GUUAM, IAEA,

       IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO,

       Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO (correspondent), ITU, СКАЧАТЬ