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Flag of Azerbaijan Republic Coat of arms

Located at the crossroads of Eastern Europe and Western Asia, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Turkey and Armenia to the west, and Iran to the south.

Azerbaijan - a nation with a Turkish and majority-Muslim population. Population - 9 million. Area – 86.6 sq. km.

State of Albania B.C. Religion – Zoroastrianism Invasion by Alexander the Great – 300 B.C. – Greek influence Zoroastrian temple in Baku

Arabian Influence – 8 th century Turkish Influence – 15 th century Russian Influence – 20 th century

Worlds fastest growing economy GDP growth rate 28% in % in % in 2007

Worlds first drilled oil well in Baku, Azerbaijan, in 1848 First oil companies in Baku – Chevron, Exxon Mobile, Shell, British Petlorium

From 1918 to 1991 under Soviet regime Red Army invaded Azerbaijan in April 1918 Ideas of equality Marxism – Leninism

Centralized government in Moscow Centralized economy – Socialism Presidential Republic Free Market Economy – Capitalism

President – head of state Prime Minister – head of government Constitution based on the U.Ss constitution Government Building Current President – Ilham Aliyev

Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current Presi dent of the United States,44th current

Ally in Global War on Terrorism Azerbaijan – first muslim country to send its armies to Iraq, – U.S. embassy in Azerbaijan U.S. troops in Azerbaijan for further operations in Middle East

U.S. aids Azerbaijan around 70 mil. a year U.S. – Azerbaijans biggest trade partner after Turkey, UK and EU countries U.S. helps to build a market economy after command economy