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Capo di stato | Ilham Aliyev |
Capo del Governo | Ali Asadov |
Forma Istituzionale | Presidential Republic |
Capitale | Baku |
Potere Legislativo | Unicameral parliament (Milli Mejlis, 125 seats planned) |
Potere Giudiziario | Supreme Courts (25 judges) e Constitutional Court (9 judges) |
Ambasciatore in Italia | Rashad Aslanov |
Area Totale | 86.600 km2 |
Terra | 82.600 km2 |
Clima | Dry and semi-arid in the steppes |
Risorse Naturali | Oil, natural gas, iron, bauxite, non-ferrous minerals |
Sintesi Economica | Azerbaijan's economy is based on the energy sector, mainly on the extraction and trading of oil and gas. In the other economic sectors, Baku suffers a delay dictated by long-term problems such as widespread corruption, the lack of foreign investment and the persistence of the unresolved conflict with Armenia for the Nagorno-Karabakh region. |
Pil | $ 54.6 billion (Dec 2021) |
Pil pro capite (Parità di potere di acquisto) | $ 5340 (Dec. 2021) |
Esportazioni | $ 15.21 billion (2020) |
Export partner | Italy 28%, Turkey 15%, Israel 7%, Germany 5%, India 5%, (2017) Imports: $ 15.51 billion (2020) |
Importazioni | $ 15.51 billion (2020) |
Import partner | UK 17%, Russia 17%, Turkey 12%, China 6% (2019) |
Trade With Italy | $9,4 billion (2021) |
Popolazione | 10.3 million (2022) |
Population Growth | + 0.67% (2022) |
Etnie | Predominantly Azerbaijani, Lezgin, Armenian, Russian minorities. |
Lingue | Azerbaijani (official); also spoken Russian and Armenian. |
Religione | 97% Muslims (mostly Shia); Christians 2.6% |
Urbanizzazione | 57.2% (2022) |
Alfabetizzazione | 99.8% |