Azerbaijan

Basic facts about Azerbaijan  Internet searching tools (search engines, internet guides, etc.) Area study centers     (teaching and research) Associations     (professional, non-governmental, international, local) Communications (includes computer and Internet issues) Culture, fine arts, entertainment Current events and media Economics    (incl. business and finances) Education Geography and travel    (incl. cities, maps, transportation, etc.) Government  Grants Health and fitness    (incl. medicine, sports, etc.) History    (incl. genealogy, etc.) Language     (incl. dictionaries) Law Libraries and archives Literature    (incl. books online and book vendors) People     (biography) Politics     (incl. international relations, military affairs and US policies) Religions Science and technology   (incl. environmental issues) Social science   (incl. human rights, women issues, etc.) Statistics

Basic country information

• U.S. Library of Congress Country Study - Azerbaijan (excellent starting point for learning about the country; includes facts-at-a-glance and sections on ethnicity, religion, and culture; early to modern history; geography, government, and the economy)
• Infoplease - Azerbaijan
• Flags of the World: Azerbaijan (the site contains graphics and descriptions of the flag and the coat of arms as well as the English text for the anthem of Azerbaijan and a Constitutional article about state symbols)
• The World Factbook - Azerbaijan, by CIA
• President of the Republic of Azerbaijan (a web resource published by the Office of the President of the Azerbaijan republic)

Internet searching tools (search engines, directories, etc.)

• REESWeb: Russian and East European Studies, Internet Resources (search by entering "Azerbaijan")
• A to Z of Azerbaijan
• Azerbaijan online (a search engine; in English and Russian)
• Yahoo -- Azerbaijan
• BUBL LINK / 5:15: Azerbaijan (a directory of sites related to Azerbaijan from the Catalogue of Internet Resources, entries contain Dewey Decimal Classification numbers)

Area study centers (academic and government-sponsored)

• Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies - The University of Texas at Austin
• Caucasus Research Resource Center (a network of resource and training centers established in the capital cities of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia)

Associations (professional, non-governmental, international, local)

• List of non-profit organizations in Azerbaijan (from Idealist.org, a non-profit directory online; choose "Azerbaijan" from the country  menu and hit "Search")

Communications (includes Computer and Internet issues)

• NSRC Azerbaijan (information on Internet service providers and telecommunications issues from the Network Startup Resource Center)

Culture, fine arts and entertainment

• Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan (contains information from the Ministry of Culture on museums, theaters, monuments, arts &crafts, etc.)
• Azerbaijan Arts and Culture links (compiled by eurasianet.org)

Current events and media

Azerbaijan International (an independent  magazine published since 1993 and committed to the discussion of issues related to Azerbaijanis around the world)

Azerbaijan News Service (ANS Broadcasting & Media Company)

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:  Azerbaijani service

Eurasianet.org: Azerbaijan

Economics (incl. business and finances)

• United States-Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce (the site contains a comprehensive virtual investment guide to Azerbaijan)
• U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA): Azerbaijan (information on oil, natural gas, electricity and general overview of economics)
• World Bank Group: Azerbaijan
• USAID - Azerbaijan (country profile, Congressional presentation, economic growth resources and environmental resources at the site of the U. S. Agency for International Development)

Education

• Ministry of Education of Azerbaijan Republic
• Western University (Baku, Azerbaijan)

Geography and travel (incl. cities, maps, transportation, etc.)

• Azerbaijan Maps (a collection of map images fom the Perry Castaneda Library Collection, University of Texas at Austin)
• Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Washington, DC (an official page)
• Baku Pages (information about Baku and Azerbaijan)
• A to Z of Azerbaijan (detailed information on cities)

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Government

• President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
• Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Washington, DC (an official page)
• The Constitutional Court of Azerbaijan Republic

Grants

• International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) (provides grant opportunities for US scholars to conduct field research in CEE and the NIS)
• Fulbright Scholarship Program

Health and fitness (incl. medicine, sports, etc.)

History (incl. genealogy, etc.)

Language (incl. dictionaries)

• Ethnologue Database: Azerbaijan
• World Language Resources: Azerbaijani

Law

• Azerbaijan: Internet Law Library  (a collection of the US State Department and U. N.  documents related to Azerbaijan)
• The Constitutional Court of Azerbaijan Republic

Libraries and archives

• Azerbaijan: UN Depository Libraries
• List of Libraries of Azerbaijan Republic (under construction; on the web site of the Ministry of Culture of Azerbaijan)
• The British Council Library & Information Centre in Azerbaijan

Literature (incl. books online and book vendors)

People (biography)

Politics (incl. international relations, military affairs and US policies)

•  Azerbaijan: Internet Law Library  (a collection of the US State Department and U. N.  documents related to Azerbaijan)

Religions

U.S. Department of State Annual Report on International Religious Freedom for 1999: Azerbaijan

Science and technology (incl. environmental issues)

• Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan Republic
• Biodiversity Assessment Update for Azerbaijan  (published by the U. S. Agency for International Development, USAID, in May 2004)
• Caspian Environment Programme (working in conjunction with The World Bank and the United Nations for sustainable development and management of the Caspian environment)

Social science (incl. human rights, women issues, etc.)

Statistics