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Definition: Azerbaijan from The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide

This Caspian Sea republic has lowlands along its shores and a low central plain inland. The rest of the country rises sharply to high mountains with deep, enclosed valleys. The climate is almost tropical in summer in the lowlands, where the winters are warm but with cold spells. In the mountains winters are cold and snowy. The tables for T'bilisi in Georgia and for Yerevan in neighbouring Armenia illustrate the range of conditions found in the mountains of this region at different altitudes. The table for Turkmenbashi in Turkmenistan shows weather on the coast of the Caspian Sea.

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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Country in western Asia, bounded south by Iran, east by the Caspian Sea, west by Armenia and Georgia, and north by Russia. Government Under its 1995 constitution, Azerbaijan is a presidential republic, with an authoritarian political system. There is a single-member legislature, the National Assembly (Milli Majlis), with 125 members elected in single-member constituencies for a five-year term. The state president is directly elected, also for a five-year term, and heads the executive and appoints a prime minister, drawn from the majority grouping within the national assembly. The president can veto National Assembly decisions and the veto can only be overridden by a majority of 95 votes. A lack of free and fair elections has made the political system authoritarian. History Azerbaijan shares a common language and culture with Turkey; however, before its conquest by tsarist Russia in the early 19th century, it was a province of Persia, and today 20 million Shiite Azeris live across the…
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From Philip's Encyclopedia
Azerbaijan
The Republic of Azerbaijan lies in E Transcaucasia, bordering the Caspian Sea to the E. The Caucasus Mountains are in the north and include Azerbaijan's highest peak, Mount Bazar-Dyuzi, at 4,480m [14,698ft]. Another highland region, including the Little Caucasus Mountains and part of the rugged…
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From Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices
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POPULATION 9,590,159 MUSLIM 93 percent RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN 3 percent ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC CHRISTIAN 2 percent OTHER 2 percent Introduction Azerbaijan is a predominantly Shiite Muslim nation situated in southwestern Asia. It borders Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the…
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Azerbaijan—named the “Land of Fire” since ancient times for its petroleum deposits—is a country of 8.5 million people, located in the Caucasus, and bordered by Armenia, Georgia, Iran, Russia, and the Caspian Sea. The Azeri-majority autonomous republic of Nakhchivan is part of Azerbaijan but is…
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From Political Handbook of the World 2018-2019
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Azerbaijan Republic Political Status: Azerbaijan Republic established under Turkish auspices in May 1918; joined the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) as part of the Transcaucasian Soviet Federated Republic on December 30, 1922; became separate USSR Republic on December 5, 1936; …
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From Political Handbook of the World 2016-2017
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Azerbaijan Republic Azerbaycan Respublikasy Political Status: Azerbaijan Republic established under Turkish auspices in May 1918; joined the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) as part of the Transcaucasian Soviet Federated Republic on December 30, 1922; became separate USSR Republic on…
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Citizens of the modern Republic of Azerbaijan (capital Baku), and also of the Iranian province of the same name. The Azeri are also commonly referred to as Azerbaijani, although they have sometimes been erroneously termed TATARS . Today more than 80% of the 7.7 million people of the Azerbaijani…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Country, Transcaucasia, western Asia. Area: 33,436 sq mi (86,600 sq km). Population: (2016 est.) 9,776,000. Capital: Baku . Most residents are of Turkic origin, dating from the 11th century. Later migrations during the Seljūq period brought further groups, including some speaking Persian; Russians…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Country in western Asia, bounded south by Iran, east by the Caspian Sea, west by Armenia and Georgia, and north by Russia. Government Under its 1995 constitution, Azerbaijan is a presidential republic, with an authoritarian political system. There is a single-member legislature, the National…
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From The Encyclopedia of Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories
Azerbaijan, located on the western shore of the Caspian Sea at the southeast extremity of the Caucasus, was ceded to Russia by Persia (now Iran) through the Treaty of Gulistan (1813) and the Treaty of Turkamanchai (1828). The country declared independence from Russia in May 1918, following the…
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From Chambers Dictionary of World History
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A republic in eastern Transcaucasia, bounded to the east by the Caspian Sea and to the south by Iran; Armenia splits the country in the south-west and forms the western boundary; Georgia and the Russian Federation lie to the north. The Azeris have a long history, mainly of subjection to neighbouring…
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