Azerbaijan’s contemporary history is the country’s history after 1991, when Azerbaijan became an independent republic after being a part of the Soviet Union since 1920. The post-independence era has been marked by the conflict...
Constitution and political system Azerbaijanhas been a democratic republic since 1991. The Constitution of 1995 adds the legislative power to a nationally elected National Assembly (Milli Majlis). It has 125 members who are elected in direct...
Azerbaijan consists roughly of an elongated plain landscape surrounded by the Great Caucasus in the north and the southeastern parts of the Little Caucasus in the south. Basardüzü dăg (4480 m asl) in the...
During Soviet times, Azerbaijan was less industrialized than Armenia and Georgia and produced most raw materials for export to other Soviet republics. The first years after independence were characterized by many problems, most notably...