Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan Geography, Economy, and Culture
Located in the Caucasus region, Azerbaijan is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west and Iran to the south. The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic proclaimed its independence in 1918 and became the first secular democratic Muslim-majority state, although incorporated into the Soviet Union for most of the 20th century.
It is an oil-rich nation that uses its energy revenues to create a government-run fund involved in international projects. It has also used its resources to rebuild its army. Despite its wealth and increased influence in the wider region, poverty and corruption continue to overshadow the country’s development.
The majority of its population is Shia Muslim and its official language is Azerbaijani, a Turkic language. Saffron-rice plov is the flagship food in Azerbaijan and black tea is the national beverage. Azerbaijanis often use a traditional armudu (pear-shaped) glass as they have a very strong tea culture.
2021 | |
March 20 | Nowruz |
March 21 | Nowruz/Spring Holiday |
March 22 | Nowruz/Spring Holiday |
March 23 | Nowruz/Spring Holiday |
March 24 | Nowruz/Spring Holiday |
May 9 | Victory Day over Fascism |
May 10 | Victory Day over Fascism observed |
May 13 | Ramadan holiday |
May 14 | Ramadan holiday |
May 28 | Republic Day |
June 15 | Day of National Salvation of the Azerbaijani People |
June 26 | Azerbaijan Armed Forces Day |
June 28 | Azerbaijan Armed Forces Day observed |
July 20 | Feast of the Sacrifice |
July 21 | Feast of the Sacrifice (day 2) |
November 9 | State Flag Day of Azerbaijan |
December 31 | World Azerbaijanis Solidarity Day |
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- Corporate Tax: 20%
- Income Tax (Lowest Marginal Rate): 14%
- Income Tax (Highest Marginal Rate): 25%
- VAT/GST/Sales Tax: 18%
- AccessBank (Commercial Bank)
- AFB Bank (Commercial Bank)
- AGBank (Commercial Bank)
- Amrahbank (Commercial Bank)
- ASB (Commercial Bank)
- AtaBank (Commercial Bank)
- Atrabank (Commercial Bank)
- Azal Bank (Commercial Bank)
- Azər-Türk Bank (Commercial Bank)
- Azerbaijan Credit Bank (Commercial Bank)
- Bank BTB (Commercial Bank)
- Bank Eurasia (Commercial Bank)
- Bank of Azerbaijan (Commercial Bank)
- Bank of Baku (Commercial Bank)
- Bank Respublika (Commercial Bank)
- Bank Melli Iran (Commercial Bank)
- Bank Silk Way (Commercial Bank)
- Bank Standard (Commercial Bank)
- Bank Technique aka Texnikabank (Commercial Bank)
- Caucasus Development Bank (Commercial Bank)
- DekaBank (Commercial Bank)
- Debutbank (Commercial Bank)
- DemirBank (Commercial Bank)
- Dresdner Bank (Commercial Bank)
- EBRD (Commercial Bank)
- Evrobank (Commercial Bank)
- Expressbank (Commercial Bank)
- Ganjabank (Commercial Bank)
- Günay Bank (Commercial Bank)
- Kapital Bank (Commercial Bank)
- KredoBank (Commercial Bank)
- MuganBank (Commercial Bank)
- Nakhchivanbank (Commercial Bank)
- NBCBank (Commercial Bank)
- Nikoil Bank (Commercial Bank)
- Parabank (Commercial Bank)
- PAŞA Bank (Commercial Bank)
- Rabitabank (Commercial Bank)
- Royal Bank (Commercial Bank)
- TuranBank (Commercial Bank)
- Unibank (Commercial Bank)
- United Credit Bank (Commercial Bank)
- VTB Bank Azerbaijan (Commercial Bank)
- Xalq Bank (Commercial Bank)
- Yapi Kredi Bank Azerbaijan (Commercial Bank)
- Zaminbank (Commercial Bank)
- National Bank of Pakistan (Foreign Bank)
- International Bank of Azerbaijan (Foreign Bank)
- Azerbaijan International Bank (Foreign Bank)
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