azerbaijan

one AZN is worth how much in USD?

$1.24

Transcaucasian Republic with

armenia and georgia

much of the population is bilingual in which two languages?

azeri and russian

capital?

baku

Proven oil reserves in the

caspian basin

recognition by the Allies as an independent nation in

january 1920

what persian phrase did it get its name from?

land of fire

massacre of Azerbaijanis at Khojali in Nagorno-Karabakh was when?

march 1992

first oil for the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline in

may 2005

religion?

Muslim 93.4% (majority Shi'a)

when was their independence from the soviet union?

August 30, 1991

first president?

Ayaz Mutalibov

The BTC pipeline is now operational and has a maximum capacity of

1 million barrels per day

population growth rate?

1.1%

The legislative branch consists of how many members

125

suffrage?

18 years old

the Russians split Azerbaijan's territory with Persia when with the treaty of Turkmenchay

1828

The first democratic republic in the Muslim world, it gave women the right to vote in

1919

Azerbaijan became a union republic of the U.S.S.R. (Soviet Union) in

1936

The FREEDOM Support Act of

1992

when was the minsk group created?

1992

under the freedom support act how much $ did the us give

22 million

Azerbaijan has concluded how many production-sharing agreements with various oil companies

28

area in sq miles?

33,774

GDP

51.79 billion

conversion to islam by the arabs when?

642 ad

rayons, cities

66, 77

population?

9.077 million

literacy rate?

99.5%

2nd president?

Abulfez Elchibey

language?

Azeri 89%

what mts are to the north?

Caucasus Mountains

current president

Ilham Aliyev