Azerbaijan

General country information

Population: 8532.7 thsd persons (beginning of  2008)

Area: 86.6 thsd square kilometres

Capital: Baku

System of Government: The Presidential Republic

Head of the Government: Prime Minister

Science Minister: There is no ministry of science in Azerbaijan. Mahmud Kerimov is the President of ANAS.

Parliament: Parliament (Milli Majlis) consists of 125 members elected by direct elections.

Administrative structure: 59 districts (rayons), 11 cities, one autonomous republic

Geography (short description, up to 300 characters): The country is situated at longitude 44º and 52º East, latitude 38º and 42º North. Baku is situated on 40 parallel. The distance from Baku to the North pole is 5,550 km, to the equator it is 4,440 km. Azerbaijan borders by in the South with Iran (765 km) and Turkey (15 km), in the North with Russia (390 km), in the North-West with Georgia (480 km), in the West with Armenia (1007 km) and in the East with the Caspian Sea, with mountainous regions to the North and West and vast, arid lowlands to the East and South.

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  Research Structure

  On this page, incrEAST provides an overview of the research and technology potential of Azerbaijan.
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  Research Policy

  In this section, incrEAST offers information on national research policies, structures, programmes and organisations in Azerbaijan.
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  Co-operation

  incrEAST provides information about the scope and objectives of international co-operation in research, science and technology between Azerbaijan and EECA countries, EU Member States and associated countries as well as about further opportunities for enhanced networking.
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  Azerbaijan: Current Information

  The information platform incrEAST has the aim of informing users about events, activities and publications in Azerbaijan.
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  Azerbaijan: Links/References

  This page provides an overview of links and references regarding Azerbaijan.
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