Background: Azerbaijan, a Muslim Turkic state, became an independent republic after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Despite a ceasefire in 1994, Azerbaijan still has not come to a resolution of the conflict with Armenia over the predominantly populated Azeri enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians. As a result of the conflict, Azerbaijan has lost […]

History. – The commissioning of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (TBC) pipeline in 2006 and the full operation of the Shah Deniz field in 2007 led to exponential economic growth driven by the increase in oil and gas prices and the expansion of exports of hydrocarbons: only in the first half of 2007, the real GDP growth of […]

Passport and visa regulations Nationalities Passport required visa required Return ticket required Germany Yes Yes Yes Austria Yes Yes Yes Switzerland Yes Yes Yes Other EU countries Yes Yes Yes Turkey Yes Yes Yes Passport information Generally required, must be valid for at least 3 months beyond the visa expiration date. Note on the passport […]