{"id":96537,"date":"2026-10-24T13:57:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T08:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=96537"},"modified":"2026-10-24T16:40:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T11:10:07","slug":"azerbaijan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/azerbaijan\/","title":{"rendered":"Azerbaijan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Azerbaijan Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A year after ties between India and Azerbaijan soured over Baku\u2019s alignment with Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, India\u2019s External Affairs Minister (EAM) met with Azerbaijan&#8217;s top leadership in an attempt to reset bilateral relations. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Azerbaijan<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Azerbaijan, officially the <\/span><b>Republic of Azerbaijan,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is located at the <\/span><b>junction of Eastern Europe and Western Asia <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">along the <\/span><b>southern flanks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the <\/span><b>Caucasus Mountains.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>bounded <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the <\/span><b>east by the Caspian Sea,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the world&#8217;s largest inland body of water.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Bordering Countries:\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is bordered by <\/span><b>Russia <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the north, <\/span><b>Georgia <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the northwest, <\/span><b>Armenia <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the west, and <\/span><b>Iran <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the south.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The country is<\/span><b> highly mountainous,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> making human settlement very limited to along rivers and coastlines.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Highest Point: Mount Bazard\u00fcz\u00fc <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is the <\/span><b>highest peak in the Greater Caucasus Range<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the highest mountain in Azerbaijan.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>History:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At various times <\/span><b>Arabs, Persians, Turks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>Mongols <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dominated the land.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kids.britannica.com\/kids\/article\/Russia\/345773\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Russia took over<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Azerbaijan in the early <\/span><b>1800s<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0 In <\/span><b>1918 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Azerbaijan <\/span><b>declared independence.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>In 1920,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> however, the new <\/span><b>Soviet Union<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sent troops to take control of Azerbaijan.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At first the Soviets combined Azerbaijan with Georgia and Armenia.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In <\/span><b>1936 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Azerbaijan became a <\/span><b>separate Soviet republic.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>With the breakup of the Soviet Union<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Azerbaijan <\/span><b>gained independence<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> again in 1991.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Government Type: Presidential Republic\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Capital<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The capital city, <\/span><b>Baku<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is famous for its modern architecture and historical sites, including the <\/span><b>UNESCO World Heritage-listed Old City.\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For its location at 28 m below sea level, Baku is the <\/span><b>largest city in the world located below sea level<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and also the <\/span><b>lowest-lying national capital in the world.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Climate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Its climate is highly varied and contains examples of nine out of the world\u2019s eleven climate zones. Most of Azerbaijan is<\/span><b> dry, with hot summers and mild winters.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Major Rivers: Alazani, Aras, and Kura Rivers.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Economy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Azerbaijan\u2019s economy is driven by its <\/span><b>natural resources<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><b>service sector.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its major resources are<\/span><b> petroleum (oil) and natural gas.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other resources consist of <\/span><b>gold, silver, iron, titanium, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">copper, manganese, cobalt, molybdenum, and chromium.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>service sector,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> including <\/span><b>information and communication service<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s and <\/span><b>tourism<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, employs almost half of the population.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Currency: Azerbaijani manats (AZN)\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>People<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most of the country\u2019s people are <\/span><b>Azerbaijani<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, though there are a <\/span><b>few Russians, Armenians<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and other minority groups.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most people speak <\/span><b>Azerbaijani<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a <\/span><b>Turkic language.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than <\/span><b>90 percent<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the people are <\/span><b>Muslims<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Border Issues:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Its relations with <\/span><b>neighboring Armenia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are tense, especially due to <\/span><b>conflict over <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/nagorno-karabakh-region\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nagorno-Karabakh<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> during and following the collapse of the Soviet Union, of which they were both part.\u00a0 <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/india-azerbaijan-diplomatic-reset-operation-sindoor-10934391\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>IE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Azerbaijan is located at the junction of Eastern Europe and Western Asia along the southern flanks of the Caucasus Mountains. 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