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Azerbaijan

Also Known As Republic of Azerbaijan
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Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a transcontinental landlocked country at the boundary of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, in the South Caucasus region. The Supreme Council of Azerbaijan adopted a Declaration of Independence from the Soviet Union on 18 October 1991. Its capital is Baku. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Baku 2
Population
10,353,296 2
2022 estimate.
Population Estimate Year
2022 2
Area (sq km)
86,600 2
Independence or Founding Year
1991 2
The Supreme Council of Azerbaijan adopted a Declaration of Independence from the Soviet Union on 18 October 1991.
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Azerbaijan

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Baku, Cities

Baku is Azerbaijan's capital.

Source Baku (Wikipedia)
The Caucasus, Regions

Bordered By Water

Source Caspian Sea (Wikipedia)

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Baku, Cities

Baku is Azerbaijan's capital.

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Source Jaycee Carroll (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality [nationality]
Quote, Lead, nationality [nationality]
he finally received his Azerbaijani passport in April 2012

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Source Wikipedia, Teimour RadjabovLead sentence 1
Quote, Lead sentence 1
Teymur Boris oglu Rajabov (born 12 March 1987), known internationally as Teimour Radjabov, is an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster.

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Source Kazim Azimov (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1
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Kazim Azimov Agamirza (Azerbaijani: Kazım Ağamirzə oğlu Əzimov; born February 10, 1951, Astara, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR) is an Azerbaijani historian of philosophy, culture, sociologist, Orientalist, specialist in the field of history of ancient and medieval philosophy of the Middle East and Azerbaijan.

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Source Azerbaijan State News Agency - WikipediaLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
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Azerbaijan State News Agency (AZERTAC; Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Dövlət İnformasiya Agentliyi, shortened as AZƏRTAC, from Azərbaycan Teleqraf Acentəsi, 'Telegraph Agency of Azerbaijan') is the official news agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

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Source Azerbaijan National Aerospace Agency, WikipediaLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
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The National Aerospace Agency has been operating as a "Kaspiy" Scientific Center within the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan since 1974, and the Space Exploration Scientific Production Association (CTEB) was established based on the "Kaspiy" Scientific Center in 1981.

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Source Wikipedia: AzercosmosLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2
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Space Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azercosmos) (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Respublikasının Kosmik Agentliyi - Azərkosmos) is a public legal entity under Azerbaijan Transport and Communication Holding (AZCON Holding) and successor of Azercosmos Open Joint Stock Company, the first satellite operator in the Caucasus region entirely owned by the Government of Azerbaijan.

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Source Constitutional Court of the Republic of Azerbaijan: About the CourtCountry
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The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Azerbaijan is the supreme body of constitutional justice on the matters attributed to its jurisdiction by the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

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Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
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2. Azerbaijan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox
    Republic of Azerbaijan
  • Infobox, capital
    Baku
  • Infobox: area_km2
    86600
  • Demographics section, 2022
    10,353,296 (2022 estimate)
  • Article text
    As a consequence of the failed 1991 Soviet coup attempt in Moscow, the Supreme Council of Azerbaijan adopted a Declaration of Independence on 18 October 1991 which was affirmed by a nationwide referendum in December, while the Soviet Union officially ceased to exist on 26 December.
  • Lead section
    Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a landlocked country at the boundary of Western Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia's republic of Dagestan to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Turkey (via the exclave of Nakhchivan) and Armenia to the west, and Iran to the south.
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Wikidata: Azerbaijan
Wikidata Q227, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Caspian Sea (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationBordered By Water: The Caspian Sea, Lead section
Quote, Bordered By Water: The Caspian Sea, Lead section
It is bounded by Kazakhstan to the northeast, Russia to the northwest, Azerbaijan to the southwest, Iran to the south, and Turkmenistan to the southeast.
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Baku (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Associated With: Baku, Lead section
  • Has Capital: Baku, Lead section
    Baku (US: , UK: ; Azerbaijani: Bakı [bɑˈcɯ] ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and in the Caucasus region.
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