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| Republic of Azerbaijan Azərbaycan Respublikası | |
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| Capital and largest city | Baku |
| Official languages | Azerbaijani |
| Demonym(s) | Azerbaijani Azeri |
| Dominant mode of production | Capitalism |
| Government | Unitary semi-presidential republic |
• President | Ilham Aliyev |
• Vice President | Mehriban Aliyeva |
| Area | |
• Total | 86,600 km² |
| Population | |
• 2022 estimate | 10,353,296 |
Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a country in the Caucasus region of Asia. It borders Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west and Iran to the south as well as having an eastern coast on the Caspian Sea. The Aliyev dynasty has ruled the country since it seceded from the USSR in 1991, and 69% of Azerbaijanis aged 35 or older said life was better in the Soviet Union.[1] The Azerbaijani government receives weapons from Turkey and Israel.[2]
History[edit | edit source]
Socialist period[edit | edit source]
See main article: Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (1936–1991)
Aggression against Armenians[edit | edit source]
The Azeri government officially denies the Armenian genocide.[3] Ilham Aliyev claimed the Armenian capital of Yerevan as Azerbaijani territory.[2]
In September 2023, Azerbaijan attacked the independent Republic of Artsakh, leading its president, Samvel Shahramanyan, to announce its dissolution by the end of the year. Azerbaijan annexed the region on 1 January 2024.[4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Azeri chauvinism used by imperialists to set Russia’s borders on fire" (2022-10-21). Proletarian. Archived from the original on 2022-10-23. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
- ↑ “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. - ↑ "‘Nagorno-Karabakh republic’ will no longer exist – local leader" (2023-09-28). RT. Archived from the original on 2023-10-10.