Capitalnome: Baku (Baki, Baky) coordenadas geográficas: 40 23 N, 49 52 E diferença do tempo: 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 Independência30 Agosto 1991 (from Soviet Union) Feriado nacionalFounding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan, 28 Maio (1918) Constituciónadotada 12 Novembro 1995 Sufrágio18 anos de idade; universal Poder Executivochefe do estado: Presidente Ilham ALIYEV (desde 31 October 2003) cabeça de governo: Prime Minister Artur RASIZADE (desde 4 November 2003); First Deputy Prime Minister Yaqub EYYUBOV (desde 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% |