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Azerbaijan
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 and Armenia to the west, and Iran to the south.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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Context
Not free according to Freedom House (score 6/100). Freedom House 2025
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The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
6.1 /10 risk
- Security 2.0
- Legitimacy 1.9
- Economy 4.5
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 14 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 10 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 4 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Baku
- Population
- 10,241,722 inh.
- Area
- 86,600 km²
- Currency
- AZN
- Regime
- republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Ilham Aliyev
Head of Government
Ali Asadow
Government in office 11 members
ministre des affaires étrangères d'Azerbaïdjan
Djeyhoun Baïramov
Minister of Defense
Zakir Hasanov
ministre des Finances de la République d'Azerbaïdjan
Sahil Babayev
ministre de la Justice de la République d'Azerbaïdjan
Farid Ahmadov
Minister of Science and Education
Emin Amrullayev
ministre de la santé de la République d'Azerbaïdjan
Teymur Musaev
ministre azerbaïdjanais de l'Énergie
Parviz Shahbazov
Chairman of the State Statistics Committee
Мурсагулов, Азер Исмаил оглы
Minister of Digital Development and Transport
Rachad Nabiyev
ministre de l'Écologie et des Ressources naturelles
Rashad İsmayılov
ministre de la Jeunesse et des Sports
Farid Gayibov
Parliament
Assemblée nationale
125 seats
Chair Sahiba Qafarova
Inception 1995
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
76 G$
GDP / capita
7,411 $
Growth
1.4 %
Inflation
5.6 %
Unemployment
5.5 %
Defense / GDP
5.0 %
Life expectancy
74.6 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.17/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
6/100
Corruption (CPI)
30/100
Press freedom (RSF)
24/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#48
Annual budget
4.7 Md$
Defense effort
6.5 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
31 Md$
Imports
17 Md$
Balance
14 Md$
Top exports
- 70.0% Pétrole brut 22 Md$
- 14.0% Gaz naturel 4 Md$
Top imports
- 9.0% Voitures + pièces 1.5 Md$
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
31%
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GBR
33%
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FRA
38%
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DEU
38%
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RUS
56%
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CHN
71%
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IRN
51%
Abstention: 25%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Upcoming
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2031-02
Présidentielle
Last election
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2024-02-07
Présidentielle
Aliyev 92.1% (5e mandat) · turnout 76.7%
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.789/1
Refugees hosted
6,389
Refugees originating
130,983
National anthem
Marche azerbaïdjanaise
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- Council of Europe
- OSCE
- CIS
- Organization of Turkic States
- OIC
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 5,182 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 5,751, or ×1.1.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)