Azerbaijan Republic
Azerbaijan is a geographical name. On the one hand this name is linked with the population, which lived in this region for thousand of years before our era, and who were mostly fire-worshippers. Local population considered that fire was their God and so they worshipped the fire. "Azer" means fire. The Turkic name "Azer" was used for this territory for a long time. The word "Azer" consists of two parts - "az" and "er". In Turkic languages, "az" means a good intention and a fate of success. Thus, the word "Azer" means "a brave man", "a brave boy", "the fire keeper". The word "Azerbaijan" originates from the name of an ancient Turkish tribe, who resided in those territories.
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Republic Day (National Day) |
28 May 1918 |
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State Flag Day |
9 November 1918 |
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National Independence Day |
18 October 1991 |
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The Constitution Day |
12 November 1995 |
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Day of joining the OSCE (Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe) |
30 January 1992 |
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Day of joining the United Nations |
2 March 1992 |
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Day of joining the Commonwealth of Independent States |
19 September 1995 |
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Day of joining the Council of Europe |
17 January 2001 |
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Territory, thousand square km (the Republic of Azerbaijan) |
86.6 |
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Territory, thousand square km (Azerbaijan SSR April-November 1920) |
114.0* |
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Territory, thousand square km (Azerbaijan People Republic 1918 – 1920) |
125.0* |
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Number of population, thousand people (2011) |
9 million |
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Density of population per 1 km2, a person (2011) |
99.65 |
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Capital |
Baku |
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State language |
Azerbaijani |
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Monetary unit |
Manat (1 manat = 100 coins) |
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National domain |
.az |
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International telephone code |
+994 |
Note: * numbers given with (star) sign are round.
The Labour Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Article 105. Holidays
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The New Year's Day |
1 and 2 January |
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The Women's Day |
8 March |
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The Victory Day over fascism |
9 May |
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The Republic Day |
28 May |
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The Day of National Salvation of the Azerbaijani People |
15 June |
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The Armed Forces Day |
26 June |
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The National Independence Day |
18 October |
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State Flag Day of Azerbaijan |
9 November |
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The Constitution Day |
12 November |
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The National Revival Day |
17 November |
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The World Azerbaijanis Solidarity Day |
31 December |
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Novruz |
five days |
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Gurban |
two days |
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Ramadan |
two days |
BLOODY MEMORIES
20 January – the Day of the Nationwide Sorrow
31 March - the day of genocide of Azerbaijanis
26 February - Khojaly genocide
