- Chats in Abşeron
- Chats in Ağcabǝdi
- Chats in Ağdam
- Chats in Ağdaş
- Chats in Ağstafa
- Chats in Ağsu
- Chats in Astara
- Chats in Baki
- Chats in Balakǝn
- Chats in Beyləqan
- Chats in Bǝrdǝ
- Chats in Daşkǝsǝn
- Chats in Füzuli
- Chats in Gǝdǝbǝy
- Chats in Gǝncǝ
- Chats in Goranboy
- Chats in Göyçay
- Chats in Goygol Rayon
- Chats in Hacıqabul
- Chats in İmişli
- Chats in İsmayıllı
- Chats in Jabrayil
- Chats in Jalilabad
- Chats in Kalbajar
- Chats in Khojavend
- Chats in Kürdǝmir
- Chats in Lerik
- Chats in Lənkəran
- Chats in Masally
- Chats in Mingǝcevir
- Chats in Naftalan
- Chats in Nakhichevan
- Chats in Neftçala
- Chats in Qazax
- Chats in Qǝbǝlǝ
- Chats in Qǝx
- Chats in Qobustan
- Chats in Quba
- Chats in Qubadlı
- Chats in Qusar
- Chats in Saatlı
- Chats in Sabirabad
- Chats in Salyan
- Chats in Şamaxı
- Chats in Samux
- Chats in Şǝmkir
- Chats in Shabran
- Chats in Shaki City
- Chats in Shirvan
- Chats in Shusha
Azerbaijan - officially the Republic of Azerbaijan to differentiate it from Iranian Azerbaijan - is the largest sovereign country in the Caucasus region, located between Western Asia and Eastern Europe, bounded on the east by the Caspian Sea, on the north by Russia, northwest with Georgia, west with Armenia and south with Iran. The exclave of Nakhichevan borders Armenia to the north and east, with Iran to the south and west and shares a small border with Turkey to the northwest. Azerbaijan has a historical and ancient cultural heritage. In addition to being the first Muslim-majority country to have operas, theaters and theatrical works, it is one of the Muslim countries with the greatest support for secularism and religious tolerance.
In 1918, the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan, the first secular republic and democracy in the Islamic world, but became part of the Soviet Union from 1920 until its independence in 1991. Shortly after, during the Nagorno-Karabakh War, Armenia occupied the Nagorno-Karabakh region as well as other territories and surrounding enclaves previously in Azerbaijani power. The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, which emerged in the region, continues without the diplomatic recognition of any nation and is still considered de jure as part of Azerbaijan, despite being de facto independent since the end of the war. Azerbaijan is a constitutionalist, secular and unitary republic. It is one of the six independent Turkic states, as well as an active member of the Turkic Council and the Türksoy community.
He also has diplomatic relations with 158 countries and is a member of 38 international organizations, one of the founding members of GUAM and the Commonwealth of Independent States On May 9,2006, Azerbaijan was elected member of the newly created Council of Rights Human Rights by the General Assembly of the United Nations. After gaining independence, Azerbaijan reached a high level of human, economic and literacy development, as well as low levels of unemployment and homicide compared to other CIS countries and Eastern Europe. On January 1,2012, the country began its two-year term as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. In 2015, the country joined the Forum of Gas Exporting Countries as an observer member.