KEY INFORMATION ABOUT AZERBAIJAN REPUBLIC
AZERBAIJAN IS SITUATED BETWEEN GREAT CAUCASUS AND BEYOND CAUCASUSUS IN THE WEST OF CASPIAN SEA WITH 86.9 SQV. KM NEIGHBORS: IN THE NORTH RUSSIAN FEDERATION, IN THE NORTH-WEST GEORGIA, IN THE WEST ARMENIA, IN THE SOUTH IRAN. AZERBAIJAN HAS ALSO AN 11 KM LONG BORDER WITH TURKEY THE POPULATION ACCORDING TO 2002 CENSUS IS 8.500.000. THE POPULATION OF BAKU-THE CAPITAL IS over 2 MLN90% OF THE POPULATION IS AZERI, THE OTHER 10% CONSISTS OF DIFFERENT NATIONS (TALISHS, LEZGIS, AVARS, TATS, KURDS, JEWS, ETC.) 54% OF THE POPULATION LIVES IN CITIES, 46% IN THE COUNTRY.AZERI AND RUSSIAN ARE SPOKEN IN THE COUNTRY. EDUCATIONAL LANGUAGE IS AZERI, BUT RUSSIAN & ENGLISH ARE TAUGHT AS A SECONDARY LANGUAGES. 98% OF THE POPULATION IS LITERATE
Source: State Statistical Committee of Republic of Azerbaijan, USACC investment Guide to AZ 2002 Document being processessedNational IT Policy
Being developedNational Information Infrastructure 6.44 Mobile Cell Phone/100 1.5 PCs/10012Telephone/100
25.9TV/10024.7 Penetration of ICT ,%
1 US $ = 4920 ManatCurrency Units (Manat) (APRIL / 2004)679.6 International Reserves (US$ in million) (2003)
162.00 (4.38%)ICT in Merchandise Trade (in US$ million)1.40Imports (2003) (US$ billion)2.30Exports (2003) (US$ billion)3.7 Merchandise Trade 2003 (US$ billion)
59.7% Services 25.2% Industry
15.3%Agriculture GDP Distribution (2003)
9.9%GDP (% change2000/2003)US$ 875 Per Capita GDP (2003) (US$)
86,900 Area (sq.2)8,141,400Population (January 2002)
4406.9
86.9
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State Oil Co Azeriqaz JSC Azerenerji JSC Communications
Sectors’ percentage in GDP, ( bilion manat, 1 $= 4900 manat )
Share of ICT industry in Economy
30,338
46
59,5 6268 68 68
4
50,355,3
62,2 62,2 62,2
5,5 7,5
26,4
37,343,7 43,7 43,7
26,1
4,5
18,3
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
%
GDP Transport & Communication Industry
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
MAIN STRUCTURES & JOINT VENJURES
NAHCHIVAN AR MC
BAKUTEL PM
AZEUROTEL JVULTEL JV
AZTELECOM PM
AZERPOST SE
BAKCELL JV
AZERCELL JV CATEL JV
Public Switched Telephone Network
688,4 695.8 683.5 697 706.8 735,4 741,8787 801,9
869,2934,4 972.1
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
01/01
/2004
thous,.lines
1.046,0
GSM MOBILE TELEPHONES LINES, tsd.
2 5 14.7 38.3 81.8
209.6
420.4
730870 950 1200
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
Mobile phones per 1000 people in CIS countries (for 2003)
0.836.11
22.470.10.81.66
16.8
5.3518.97
4.922.14
106.9
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
Azerbaijan
Armenia
Belorus
Georgia
Kazakhistan
Kyrgyzstan
Moldova
Russia
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Ukraine
38,11 38.02 37.16 38.68 39.12 39,7 40,55 42,3645,91
50,8855,0 56.9
61
1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 01.01.2004
9,8 9,28 9,1 9,1 9,08 9,1 9,2 9,28 9,42 10,23 10,84 11,28 12
2002
100 INHAB. 100 Family 10
Percentage of PSTN’s digital systemsIn The Whole Country, %
48.449.7
1.9Step by step
Cross-bar
Digital
01.01.2004
SDH CIRCLED NETWORK OF BAKUTELECOM
А-91А-90
А-94/95
А-32
А-38/39А-74/75
А-79
А-77
STM-16
А68/69
А-61
STM-16
STM-4
STM-4
STM-4
STM-16
STM-4
STM-16
К-5
К-2
К-7
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К-9
К-6
К3
STM-16
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Щювсан
А-92/97
STM-4
STM-1 А-64
А-55
А-53
А-54/59
А-56
А-57(20)
А-23
А-27
А-25/26
А-47
А-45
А-42
К-4
622Мб/с
622Мб/с
622 Мб/с
155Мб/с
2,5 Гб/с 622Мб/с
622 Мб/с
2,5Гб/с2,5 Гб/с
2,5 Гб/с2,5 Гб/с
TRANS-ASIA- EUROPE FIBER OPTIC CABLE
KАЗАKHСТАН
Юзбякистан
АшгабадТцркмянистан
Актау
Тещран
Тифлис
Поти
Новоросийск
Аксай
Москва
Лондон -Нйу- Йорк
Белгород
Харков
Кийев
Одесса
Минск
Варшава
Франкфурт
ВенаБудапешт
Бухарест
МангалиаИстанбул
Анкара
Чимкянд
Ростов
RUSSIA
ИРАН
TURKEY
УКРАЙНА
GERMANY POLAND
РУМЫНИЙА
GEORGIA
AZERBAIJAN
300 км
300 км
600 км
ARMENIAн
Астара
TRANS-ASIA- EUROPE - TRANS CASPIAN FIBER OPTIC CABLE
380 k
m
Bakэ
Еъкльцтифжэ
ФлефгЗщеш
360 ль
331 ль
589 ль Ышнцяцт112 km
ARMENIA
GEORGIA
IRAN
RUSSIA
AZERBAIJAN
TURKEY
TURKMENISTAN
KAZAKHSTAN