Republican of Azerbaijan

The capital:            Weeping

The inhabitants enumerated:            32, 277,92 (July 2002)

The language:            [EEzry] (the language for Turkish from family linguistic [aalTaay'yt])

The sweat:            [daajstaany] and Russian my (big minorities), and Armand my. Last group includes sticky my, and Kurds, [wtaaylshy],

[wjrjy], [w'akraany], [w'abaary].

The climate:            Dry and tropical half in low areas with [shtaay'] moderate and the hot summer lengthens. Formation of degree

The heat many cold in the areas mountainous.

Regime of the governing:            The republican                    

The economy

- the currency:            Azerbaijan my [mnaat]

- the resources:            Blistered, metals (crude iron, aluminium, copper, lead, zinc, limestones, and salt)

The religion:            The Islam

History

In 1806, Azerbaijan, a region of Turkic Muslim people, was conquered by the Russians. In 1918, Azerbaijan declared independence from Russia, but was incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1920. It again declared its independence in 1991, following the collapse of the USSR. The conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakh region is still unresolved after 10 years and Baku has yet to settle disputes with its neighbors over oil rights in the Caspian Sea. During the war, Karabakh Armenians declared independence and seized almost 20% of the country's territory, creating some 750,000 Azerbaijani refugees in the process. Both sides have generally observed a Russian-mediated cease-fire in place since May 1994.