Aserbaidschan Regierung Profil 2008

Hauptstadt

Name: Baku (Baki, Baky)
geographische Koordinaten: 40 23 N, 49 52 E
Zeitunterschied: UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Unabhängigkeit

30 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)

Nationalfeiertag

Founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan, 28 Mai (1918)

Konstitution

adopted 12 November 1995

Wahlrecht

18 Jahre; universal

Exekutive

Staatsoberhaupt: Staatspräsident Ilham ALIYEV (seit dem 31 October 2003)
Regierungschef: Prime Minister Artur RASIZADE (seit dem 4 November 2003); First Deputy Prime Minister Yaqub EYYUBOV (seit dem June 2006)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president and confirmed by the National Assembly
elections: president elected by popular vote to a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held 15 October 2003 (next to be held in October 2008); prime minister and first deputy prime minister appointed by the president and confirmed by the National Assembly
election results: Ilham ALIYEV elected president; percent of vote - Ilham ALIYEV 76.8%, Isa GAMBAR 14%