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Republic of Azerbaijan
Azərbaycan Respublikası
Capital
and largest city
Baku
Official languagesAzerbaijani
Dominant mode of productionCapitalism
GovernmentSemi-presidential republic
• President
Ilham Aliyev
• Vice President
Mehriban Aliyeva
Area
• Total
86,600 km²
Population
• 2021 estimate
10,130,100


Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a country in the Caucasus. It has been ruled by the Aliyev dynasty since seceding from the USSR in 1991 and its government denies the Armenian genocide.[1] 69% of Azerbaijanis aged 35 or older said life was better in the Soviet Union.[2]

References

  1. “Importantly, the territorial conflict between the Azeris and the Armenians over control of Nagorno-Karabakh, triggered by the collapse of the Soviet Union, turned Azerbaijan into a stakeholder in the discourse on the Armenian genocide, and it led an extensive international campaign against recognition.”

    Ben Aahron (2019). Recognition of the Armenian Genocide after its Centenary: A Comparative Analysis of Changing Parliamentary Positions (pp. 346–347). Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs.
  2. Nikos Mottas (2016-08-18). "Nostalgia for the USSR- People in former Soviet republics say life was better in Socialism" In Defense of Communism. Archived from the original on 2020-09-28. Retrieved 2022-01-27.