Republic of Azerbaijan

 Flag

Emblem

blue color on a flag is a symbol Turkic an origin of the Azerbaijan people,
red color reflects a course on modernization of a society and democracy development, and  
green color specifies in an accessory to an Islamic civilization. In the middle of a red strip on both parties of a flag by white color are represented a half moon with an eight-final star.


In the emblem center -  fire which on the Arabian means Allah. The colors used on the emblem, are colors of national colors of Azerbaijan. The eight-final star symbolizes eight branches of the Turkic people. From below is located  the wreath from ears of wheat and branches oak. The wreath from ears symbolizes riches, fertility. Oak branches symbolize a country antiquity.

Capital - Baku (and largest city)

Official language - Azerbaijani

Government – Presidential Republic

President - Ilham Aliyev

Prime Minister - Artur Rasizade

Area

Total - 86,600 km² (113th)

Population 

2010 estimate - 9,047,000^[1] (90st)

Religion - Islam

Statehood formation

-  Atabegs of Azerbaijan 1135 

-  Azerbaijan Democratic Republic May 28, 1918 

-  Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic Aprel 28, 1920 

 -  Independence
from the Soviet Union

Declared August 30, 1991
Completed October 18, 1991

Currency - Manat ( AZN)

Calling code 994

Internet TLD  .az


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