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.

Last up-date: 2008
Source: ANAS

  • 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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Documents

  • Country Report 2011: Azerbaijan

    [PDF - 1.05 MB]

    (November 2011, compiled as an annex to the "White Paper on Opportunities and Challenges in View of Enhancing the EU Cooperation with Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and South Caucasus in Science, Research, and Innovation".) (URL: http://www.increast.eu/_media/Country_Report_Azerbaijan_revised_1June2012.pdf)

Contact Persons

  • Mr. Azakov Siyavush

    • Head of the office of National Information Point on European Framework RTD Programmes in Azerbaijan
    • 31, Husein Cavid ave. ANAS, room 138
    • Baku, AZ1143, Azerbaijan
    • Telephone: (+99412) 4387360
    • Fax: (+99412) 4925699
    • Email Address: azakov_s@hotmail.com