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Azerbaijan has a majority urban-based population and an economy fuelled by oil reserves. As a result of the land reform, the land fund of the republic was distributed among private, municipal and state properties. Livestock is the most important agricultural activity, with pastures placed under state control and leased out to farmers.
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Land Area
8,265,000 ha
GDP/Capita
14,431.7 USD
Total population
10,137,800
Urban population
55.7 %
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Agricultural land
57.8 %
Perceived tenure security
86.3 %
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22 February 2023
Main photo: The Lachin Corridor has been blocked since mid-December by Azerbaijani protesters claiming to be environmental activists and seemingly acting with official Azerbaijani support. (file photo)
The UN's top court has ordered Azerbaijan to allow free passage through the Lachin Corridor,…
31 December 2022
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Hundreds of opposition supporters rallied in the Armenian capital on Wednesday, urging the government to act to unblock a vital road to the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh, after weeks of rising tension over Azerbaijani protests which choked off basic supplies to the…
25 November 2022
Azerbaijani military advances have created facts on the ground, as the two countries work on an agreement demarcating their shared border.
Main photo: A new sign marks the border between Armenia's Syunik province and Azerbaijan. (Joshua Kucera)
The word “borderization” is a relatively new one, but…
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As part of the Soviet Union all land and means of production were kept under state ownership, with productive land divided into state-owned farms (sovkhoz), collective farms (kolkhoz) and auxiliary plots for household production.
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By Victoria Stanley, Senior Rural Development and Land Specialist at the World Bank
I recently had the opportunity to see the mobile offices run by the State Service for the Registration of Real Estate (SSRRE) of the Republic of Azerbaijan. These mobile offices provide the same services any…
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