Azerbaijan Humanitarian Background

For more detailed database on disasters by country, please see the Centre for Research on Epidemiology of Disasters:

EMDAT Information on Azerbaijan

Calamities and Seasonal Affects

For additional information on Azerbaijan temperature and climate, please see the following document: 

Azerbajian Temperature & Climate Information

Capacity and Contacts for In-Country Emergency Response

Government

The Ministry of Emergency Situations, the activity of which is organized and supervised by Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan is a body of executive authority involved in the development and implementation of the state policy and regulation in the area of civil defense, protection of the population and territories from emergency situations of natural (geophysical, geological, meteorological, hydrological, maritime, natural fires, etc.) and anthropogenic (fires, explosions, building and facility collapses, catastrophes involving discharge and emission of chemical, radioactive and biologically hazardous substances, failures in electro-energy systems, housing infrastructures, treatment facilities, hydro-dynamic installations, oil and gas production and refining facilities, trunk pipelines, transport vehicles, etc.) nature (hereinafter referred to as emergency situations), prevention and elimination of the consequences of emergency situations, fire safety, safety of people in water basins and safety of movement of small-sized ships, safety in the implementation of industrial and mining operations, safety in construction, establishment of state funds of material reserves dealing with management, coordination and control over these areas, organization of emergency response measures in the event of a possible or actual occurrence of emergency situations, protection of enterprises, facilities and installations of strategic importance which come under natural, man-made and terrorist threats.

For information on the Azerbaijan Ministry of Emergency Situation, please see the following document:

Information on The Ministry of Emergency Situations

For details on Azerbaijan Government Agency Contact details, please see the following link: 

4.1 Azerbaijan Government Contact List

Humanitarian Community

For details on Azerbaijan Humanitarian Agency Contact details, please see the following link: 

4.2 Azerbaijan Humanitarian Agency Contact List

Azerbaijan Regulatory Departments

Azerbaijan Customs Information

Since 1929 year Customs activity was regulate with the relevant decree of the Central Executive Committee and the Council of People's Commissars dated December 19, 1928.
In the beginning of 1946 year Baku Customs structure was expanded. The new structure was consisting from the following divisions:

• General department;

• Accounting;

• Judicial-Confiscation Department;

• Department of the cargo;

• Department of Post-passenger;

• Marine Department

In 1955 year, the ship and cargo divisions turn into a single ship-cargo department and the Judicial-Confiscation department with the loosing of some of the repressive functions turn into fight against smuggling department.
In 1956-1988 at the Baku customs structure regularly have been carried out various changes.
In January 27, 1989, with the command of No. 17 of the State Customs Control Department under the USSR Soviet of Ministers on the basis of the Baku Customs was created Republic of Azerbaijan Customs Republic with the subsequent subordination of other customs in Republic (Julfa and Astara).
After the restoration of the independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan by presidential decree in January 1992, the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan Republic was established.

Duties and Tax Exemption

For contact information regarding government custom authorities, please follow the link below: 

4.1 Azerbaijan Government Contact List

Emergency Response:

[Note: This section contains information which is related and applicable to 'crisis' times. These instruments can be applied when an emergency is officially declared by the Government.  When this occurs, there is usually a streamlined process to import goods duty and tax free.]

In the following table, state which of the following agreements and conventions apply to the country and if there are any other existing ones

Exemption Regular Regime (Non-Emergency Response): 

[Note: This section should contain information on the usual duties & taxes exemption regime during non-emergency times, when there is no declared state of emergency and no streamlines process (e.g. regular importations/development/etc.).]

Prohibited Items:

• Weapons, pornography, drugs, political literature

General Restrictions:

• Commercial equipment, mobile phones, and satellites only permitted with authorization by the Ministry of Communication. Medicines and medical equipment only permitted with authorization by the Ministry of Health. Food, foodstuffs, animals, and seeds only permitted after an hygenic inspection.

Items may be imported exempt from import duties :
There are certain items , identified below which may be imported into the Azerbaijan republic exempt from import duties :

• Assets imported by a foreign investor as a contribution to the charter capital of an azerbaijan legal entity

• Property of foreign employees of locally registered companies , which are imported for personal use

• Goods imported for use as grants and loans under inter-governmental agreements

• Goods imported by physical persons for gratuitous distribution ( humanitarian aid )

• Goods imported under special regimes

For information on Azerbaijan Customs Exemption Regime additiona details, please see the following document:

Azerbaijan Customs Requirements For Household And Personal Effects

Exemption Certificate Document Requirements

Customs Clearance

General Information 

Customs inward manifest completed upon entry to Azerbaijan should be kept and presented at departure
No special authorization is needed for bringing in a video camera for personal use, save that us it is necessary to note it in the manifest
With a view of protecting of national and public safety, social morality, human life and health, animals and plants, environment, historic, archaeological, and artistic values of Azerbaijan and other nations, ownership rights, intellectual property rights, and in certain other cases prescribed by the legislation of the Republic of Azerbaijan or internation treaties to which it is the party import and export of certain items may be prohibited
Carriage of personal belongings is not subject to any duties: up to 125 grams of caviar, three blocks of cigarettes, three liters of alcoholic beverages and medicines as required.
The export of any antique items (including gems, coins and other works of art) without the permission of relevant bodies is prohibited.

For information on Azerbaijan Customs Clearance additiona details, please see the following document:

Azerbaijan Customs Clearance Additional Information

Customs Clearance Document Requirements

Azerbaijan Port Assessment

Sea and water cargo transportation have vital importance for Azerbaijan, especially in regions where road and rail connections are disputed. Azerbaijan has direct maritime connections only with other Caspian littoral states (Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan). However, the Volga-Don canal provides a maritime access to the high seas. The main activity is transport of cargo, mainly of oil and oil products. Shipping regions are Caspian, Black, Mediterranean and Marmara Seas. The main shipping company owes 72 ships, 37 of which are tankers (including 1 water-carrier).
Baku International Marine Trade Port is the largest port on the Caspian Sea. Its ferry terminal underwent a major reconstruction supported by a US$16.2 million loan from EBRD. It is now able to handle 30 million tons of freight a year. The Caspian Sea provides vital transport links with other countries and is being used to ship oil until various pipeline projects are completed.

Maritime transport and offshore pipelines
The Azerbaijan State Caspian Marine Company (KASPAR) is a major ship owning company in the Caspian Basin. It is a diversified transport organization whose main activity is the transportation of goods with a predominance of oil and oil products. Navigation areas: Caspian, Black, Mediterranean and Marmara Seas. Strategies and priorities for the development of the shipping aim at making better use of the Eurasian Transport Corridor. The main production base of the shipping company is a transport fleet consisting of 70 vessels, 30 of which are 34 tankers (water carriers), 26 universal cargo ships, and 2 roll on- roll-off and 8 marine rail cargo ferries, with a total deadweight of 316.0 thousand tons.
Today tanker capacity of Azerbaijan estimated 15-20 million tons of transported oil and oil products per year. The active development of ferry services on the lines of Baku-Turkmenbashi-Baku, Baku-Aktau-Baku is being planned.
In September of 2007, the Korean company GSEngineering & Construction presented to the Ministry of Transport of the final version of the construction project of a new seaport in Alat. Moving the seaport from the centre of Baku to Alat settlement should be realized by 2015. According to preliminary estimates, the construction of a new seaport would cost more than $ 400 million.
According to the project, the port will have 11 bridges- piers. The new port built to international standards, will be able to receive and process 11.6 million tons of cargo in 2015. In light of the emerging prospects it will be modern gate for access to the Great Silk Way.

For information on Azerbaijan Port Contact details, please see the following link: 

4.3 Azerbaijan Port and Waterways Company Contact List

Azerbaijan Aviation 

Key airport information may also be found at: World Aero Data Information on Azerbaijan

In 1923, Azerbaijan established the Transcaucasian Civil Aviation Joint Stock Company “ZAKAVIA”, and on June 2, 1938, the first air group was established in Azerbaijan. This date in 2006, was declared Day of Civil Aviation of Azerbaijan according to relevant decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.
Today eleven regions of the country are connected by air with Baku. Over the past 20 years in the country's civil aviation has been invested over 200 million USD. This allowed to provide its fleet with modern aircrafts «Boeing-757”, to modernize air navigation system, to establish the system of training for twenty respective specialties, built in Baku and put into commission a modern international airport serving the aircrafts of more than sixty airlines. Currently airports awarded international status have built in five regional centres of the country.
In Baku Cargo Terminal (BCT) which was completed in 2005, and operating as a transit point, has been provided with all the conditions for the receipt of goods shipped from west to east and from north to south. State organization in the management and regulation of civil aviation is the Civil Aviation Administration of Azerbaijan.

Civil Aviation: 

State Civil Aviation of Republic of Azerbaijan was established by the Decree № 512 of the President of the Republic Azerbaijan dated 29 December 2006 and is the central executive body, exercising control, state policy and regulation in the sphere of civil aviation. The total number of employees of the Administration is determined as 49 persons. Expenditures for maintenance and activities of the Administration are financed from the state budget of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
The Administration is headed by a director appointed and dismissed by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Two Deputy Directors carry out their duties and have personal responsibility. From 2008 to 2013 Mr. Arif Mammadov successfully directed the activities of the Administration. Director of the State Civil Aviation Administration of the Republic of Azerbaijan from February 13, 2013 is Mr. Fuad Guliyev.

The administration consists of five departments:

• Flight Safety Oversight Department;

• Aviation Security Department;

• Licensing and State Registry Department;

• Foreign Relations Department;

• Financial and Economic Department.

For information on Azerbaijan Civil Aviation, please see the following documents:

Azerbaijan Civil Aviation Board Information

Azerbaijan Civil Aviation Board Structure

For information on Azerbaijan Aviation contact details, please see the following link:

4.4 Azerbaijan Airport Company Contact List

Azerbaijan Road Network

For information on Azerbaijan Road Network Contact Details, please see the following link: 

4.1 Azerbaijan Government Contact List

The length of public roads in Azerbaijan is 24 981 km. 191 km of these complies with 4-band movement of road transport. Total road density in the country is 288 km/ 1000sq. km.
The road network is securely connected to all the cities, regional centres, towns, airports, seaports, railway stations, reservations, resort and tourist recreation areas, as well as border crossings with neighboring countries.
Main roads along which the interstate flow of vehicles with cargo and passengers is the Baku-Alat-Ganja-Gazakh-Georgian border (Azerbaijani segment of TRACECA corridor), 503 km long border with Russia, and the Baku-Astara-border of the Islamic Republic of Iran ( Azerbaijani segment of “North-South” corridor), with length of 521 km.
Road transport in Azerbaijan has been fully privatized. Transportation of passengers and goods are engaged mainly by the corporate enterprises and the private sector (companies and physical persons).
International transport of goods in the Republic of Azerbaijan and the transit through its territory to other countries make truckers of 40 countries of Europe and Asia. Azerbaijan has a passenger bus service to the cities of the Russian Federation, Georgia, Turkey and the Islamic Republic of Iran.
International passenger traffic carried by the Baku International bus station complex, located at the entrance to the capital. The rates, as well as the schedule of long-distance and international routes can be found at the official website Baku International Bus Information Website

Distance Matrix

For information on Azerbaijan Road Network Distances, please see the following document:

Road Distance Table

Road Class and Surface Conditions

2006 assessment revealed that approximately 70% of Azerbaijan’s roads and highways were in poor condition and required urgent maintenance. Since then the State Program for Rehabilitation and Development of Azerbaijan Republic's Road Networks(2006‐2015) has acted as a road map for addressing these pressing needs. It envisioned a two‐phase rehabilitation of the national road and highway network: Phase 1 (2006‐2009) and Phase 2 (2010‐2015). According to this program, by 2015, Azerbaijan will have repaired and constructed more than 9,500 km of new highways, including 3,578 km of national roads and 5,928 km of local roads. As a result of increased government and international investment in infrastructure projects more than 5,500 km of roads and highways have been rehabilitated. Approximately 806 km of these new roads and highways are of national and international importance. International organizations sponsored 460 km of these highways, while 345 km was financed by the State budget. Currently, construction and rehabilitation work is being continued over 870‐km long parts of the national highways, including 749 km which is financed by international loans. The construction of the country’s international highways and roads along the East‐West and North‐South axes will be completed to international standards by the end of 2012 .

The following table lists the lengths of the main highways in Azerbaijan, and the sections that still require rehabilitation. Along the NSTC route from the Azerbaijan‐Russia border to the Azerbaijan‐Iran border, for example, 53% of roads need to be modernized. The construction work on the northern segment oftheNSTC route (M1) fromBaku to Yalama (Azerbaijan‐Russian border) has completed on 2011, which willreduce transportation time and shorten the distance between Baku and the border by 10 km. The upgrading of the southern segment of the NSTC route from Alyatto Astara (Azerbaijan‐Iran border) (M3) began in 2006 and is expected to be completed in 2013. The M3 is a four‐lane highway that linksIranian and Azerbaijani roads. In the East‐West direction, the main focus is on the 503km long M2 road between Baku and the Red Bridge (Azerbaijan‐Georgia border). The construction work is currently underway on a 171 km segment of M2.

For additional information on Azerbaijan Road Network, please see the following documents: 

Azerbaijan Transport Corridors

Main Roads and Roads Under Rehabilitation

Main Road Network

Main Road Corridor 1

Azerbaijan Railway Assessment

Azerbaijan State Railway (ASR) was established in 1880. Currently, the total length of railways in Azerbaijan is 2944 km, the length of operating railways - 2122 km, including 815 km - double track line. According to the “Program of Azerbaijan Railway for 2008-2011” the works on the design of high-speed railway line Baku-Georgian border with 503 km length, which is the central segment of TRACECA, have been implemented.
Particular importance is the construction of new railway section on the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway, 100 km, and the rehabilitation of the railway infrastructure of the Baku-Tbilisi-border with Turkey which will connect by rail area of Middle and Central Asia, through Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey with Europe. Trains which will come from China and Kazakhstan through Central Asia, the Caspian region, Baku and Tbilisi will be able to get to Istanbul, and then continue through the tunnel under the Bosporus to proceed to Europe.

Railway Companies and Consortia

For information on Azerbaijan Railway contact details, please see the following links: 

Azerbaijan Railway Wesbite 

Azerbaijan Minitary of Transport 

4.5 Azerbaijan Railway Company Contact List

Key Route Information

For information on Azerbaijan Railway Key Routes, please see the following document:

 Major Railways

Key Stations

Baku Railway Station
The complex of buildings of Baku railway station consists of an old Tiflis station, built in 1884, the new building of the Baku-Passenger Station (60-70s of XX century) and Sabunchu station (1924), specially built for the USSR's first electric trains which had to carry the workers to the oil fields of Absheron (Baku-Sabunchi).
Station complex is in the centre of town, next to 28th May underground. International passenger traffic on the Baku-Moscow-Baku, Baku-Astrakhan-Baku, Baku-Makhachkala-Baku, Baku-Rostov-Baku, Baku-Tbilisi-Baku, Baku-Kharkov-Baku, Baku-Odessa-Baku, Baku -Tyumen-Baku, Baku-Novosibirsk-Baku routes is realized from here. Trains also make trips to Ganja, and electric trains to Sumgait city, Hovsan and Mardakan settlements.
Azerbaijan State Conservatory named after U.Hajibeyov, the National Bank of Azerbaijan, Heydar Aliyev Palace are situated some distance far from the station complex.
Note that the realization of the tickets at the box office of the Baku railway station is also carried out through POS-terminals which allow the passengers to use bank cards such as Visa and MasterCard in case of payment.

For information on Azerbaijan Railway construction and maintenance, please see the following documents: 

Azerbaijan Railway Construction and Maintenance

Azerbaijan Train Timetable

Azerbaijan Train Timetable 2

Azerbaijan Storage Assessment

For information on Azerbaijan Storage contact details, please see the following link: 

4.6 Azerbaijan Storage and Milling Company Contact List

Commercial Storage

Cold Chain

Azerbaijan Waterways Assessment

Azerbaijan Milling Assessment

Food prices on some food products increased on a yearly basis
In Azerbaijan, a decline in wheat flour and bread prices was observed in August, which reflects the good 2012 harvest. However, wheat flour prices strengthened in October, although they remained at about the same level till the end of 2012 due to improved domestic supplies from the bumper harvest. However, mutton and beef prices increased by 12 and 6 percent respectively compared to the same period of last year. Since the share of household expenditure on food is significant, any increase in food prices puts vulnerable population groups at risk of food insecurity

For information on Azerbaijan Milling, please see the following documents: 

Azerbaijan Food Production Information

For information on Azerbaijan Milling Companies avaliable, please see the following link: 

4.6 Azerbaijan Storage and Milling Company Contact List

Azerbaijan Fuel

Over 80% of Azerbaijan's oil production currently comes from offshore, with a significant percentage coming from the shallow-water section of the Gunashli field, located 100 km off the Azeri coast. Development of new fields through joint ventures and PSAs in the Caspian Sea likely will boost Azerbaijan's oil production well beyond its earlier peak, with predictions that Azerbaijani oil exports could exceed 1.5 million bbl/d by 2010 and 2 million bbl/d within 20 years.
Currently, Azerbaijan's export routes are: the Baku-Novorossiisk pipeline ("northern route"), which sends Azeri oil to the Russian Black Sea, the Baku-Supsa pipeline ("western route"), which mainly carries AIOC's "early oil" from ACG to Georgia's Black Sea coast (Batumi) and the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline ("BTC"), main outlet for the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) field in the Caspian. Oil products such as lubricants also are exported by rail in tank wagons to Georgia's Black Sea ports.
Exports through the northern route began at the end of 1997, exports on the western route started 1999, with BTC going on line in 2006 and quickly becoming Azerbaijan's main oil export route. Current production is 800,000 bbl/d, with 1.2 million bbl/d expected for 2008.
Azeri crude oil is refined domestically at two refineries: the Azerineftyag (Baku) refinery, with a capacity of 230,000 bbl/d, and the Azerneftyanajag (New Baku) refinery, which has a capacity of 212,000 bbl/d. With domestic production topping out at 311,200 bbl/d in 2001 (and half of that exported as crude oil), Azerbaijan's refineries have been running well below capacity, with overall refinery utilization rates as low as 40%. Heating oil accounts for approximately 50% of output at Azeri refineries, followed by diesel fuel (28%), gasoline (10%), motor oil (7%), kerosene (3%), and other products (2%). Both of the country's refineries are in need of modernization, which the Azeri government estimates will cost between $600 million and $700 million. Modernization of the two refineries will enable Azerbaijan to process imported crude oil, thereby freeing up domestic oil for export via the Baku-Ceyhan pipeline.

Information on Azerbaijan fuel may also be found at the following links:  

Azerbaijan Fuel

 MY Travel Cost information for Azerbaijan (updated monthly)

For information on Azerbaijan Fuel contact details, please see the following link:

4.1 Azerbaijan Government Contact List

Fuel Pricing

Seasonal Variations 

Fuel Transportation

Internal transportation of fuel is carried out by pipes, railway and a fleet of tank vehicles. 

For information on Azerbaijan Fuel pipelines and transportation, please see the following documents:

Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) Main Export Oil Pipeline

Baku-Novorossiysk Oil Pipeline

Baku-Supsa Western Export Pipelilne

Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum Gas Pipeline

Dubendi Terminal

Oil Railroad Transportation

Standards, Quality and Testing

Azerbaijan Transporters

For information on Azerbaijan Transporter contact details and fleet sizes, please see the following link:

4.7 Azerbaijan Transporter Contact List

Azerbaijan Additional Service Providers: Vehicle Rental, Taxi Companies, Freight Forwarding Agents, Handling Equipment, Power Generation and ISPs

For information on Azerbaijan Additional Service Provider Contact details, please see the following link: 

4.8 Azerbaijan Additional Service Provision Contact List

Vehicle Rental

Most Azeri roads and streets are in such a state that it is practically impossible to break the speed limits, exception made for some avenues and streets in Baku which are kept in tip top shape (see map for main roads). Side streets and minor roads have all kinds of debris, open manholes, and are pot-holed, unmarked and unlit. Even in some areas in the center of the capital, streetlights are barely noticeable. Villages and rural areas are woefully under equipped with earth roads and puddles like great lakes.
Drivers pay little heed to traffic regulations, so expect a certain degree of artistic liberty when driving. Azeri driving behaviour is not incredibly dangerous nor aggressive, but don't depend on drivers to stay in their own lanes. Nor will they always pay attention to traffic signals or other drivers.
Note that "left-hand" turns across traffic are absolutely forbidden. You have to find a way to get to the other side of the street and then make a "right-hand" turn. Sometimes this means driving a kilometre or so out of your way and reversing direction. Sometimes, you'll find cars backing up a one-way street just so they can "legally" head in the direction they want to go. Drive defensively at all times.
Always carry your vehicle registration papers, passport and driver's licence. Also, make sure that your car's paperwork gives you authorization to drive it. An international driver's license is valid in Azerbaijan if you stay in the country for less than 4 months. After that, you'll need to get a stamp from the traffic police (79 S. Vurgun, tel. 984 002).
If a policeman signals you to pull over, he'll use a siren or point with a baton. Above all, stay calm and don't get out of the car. The officer will shake hands with you first, introduce himself, then ask for your license and car's documentation. Answer his questions, but don't volunteer information. Be ready to apologize. The officer may be looking for a bribe, but will eventually let you go without one. The police's obscure fines are more often than not, not for the local road fund, most are open to bribery to counteract their miserable wages.
Driving under the influence of alcohol is a very serious offence in Azerbaijan, so make sure that you have a replacement driver even if you plan to drink only a small amount of alcohol.

For information on Azerbaijan Rental Car Costs, please see the following document:

Rental Car Costs

Taxi Companies

Most taxis are unmetered. A journey anywhere within the city centre will cost 15,000 manats, though it is possible to negotiate much lower fares if you have the patience. Expect to be asked more if you dont't speak Azeri or Russian. Driving may be a little adventurous and rear seat belts do not abound.
Taxis do not generally accept foreign currencies. Make sure you have change before travelling as some drivers may not.
There are only two official taxi companies in Baku, use either the yellow Star cabs, or the white taxis with blue sign from Azerq Taxis. Those with blue license plates are officially licensed and are considered to be safer. You can book taxis by calling 62-15-15 or 62-12-44/7.

For information on Azerbaijan Additional Service Provider Contact details, please see the following link: 

4.8 Azerbaijan Additional Service Provision Contact List

Electricity and Power 

system: 220 V, 50 Hz, double pins, european plug (non-continentals should bring adapters)
production: 23,80 billion kWh (2007)
consumption: 27,50 billion kWh (2007)
Power cuts are frequent, even in Baku, where people usually stock a few candles at home. The production facilities consist of eight thermal plants supplying 85% of generating capacity, and 6 hydroelectric plants. Two-thirds of the country's thermal capacity is powered by Mazut (residual fuel oil), with natural gas as the secondary fuel (2400MWt). The second largest thermal plant is in Ali Bayramly (1050MWt).
Azerbaijan's power infrastructure, built in the Soviet Period, is generally in poor condition. Since independence there has been scarce public investment or maintenance of public infrastructure. Difficult economic conditions, high taxes and non-payment by customers left the power sector without sufficient working capital and investment funds. Over half the country's turbo-generators and boilers and large sections of the distribution network have been in use for more than 40 years. Most energy generating and distribution equipment and parts are imported from Russia and the Ukraine, since they were originally part of the same system the parts are compatible and very price-competitive.
Although domestic production surpasses consuption, because of the country's inefficient distribution network, energy losses amounted to around 20% of the electricity that was generated. In order to supply electricity to all parts of the country, Azerbaijan imports power from Russia, Turkey, Iran, and Georgia, and the country participates in energy exchanges as well. Apart from hydroelectric power, renewable energies have no tradition in Azerbaijan but recently and agreement between Azerenerji and Sumitomo has been signed for a project for wind energy.

Internet Service Providers (ISPs)

High speed internet and IPTV services are provided to subscribers through BTCPA network. At present, 173,169 subscribers connected to the network, use the services of high speed internet through broadband connections (including 88 764 of them use Internet services from BTCPA, 84 405 - other ISPs). Taking into account the increasing demand for online services, the number of ADSL ports in BTCPA network increased to 232,246 units. Of these, 127,568 units (54.9%) are installed by BTCPA, 104 678 units (45.1%) - by other ISPs.Currently, 27.8% of BTCPA subscribers have access to high speed internet through a broadband connection.

The Internet started to develop in Azerbaijan in 1993. The first Azerbaijani website was created in 1994 by the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan, and the website of the President of Azerbaijan Republic, which was founded in 1997, became the first public Internet resource.
Administration of the national top-level domain AZ has been carried out since 1993.
From the first days the Internet developed by mainly private sector. Until 2000, the activities of Internet service providers (ISP) were conducted under a special permit (license), but in 2000 the licensing of such services was canceled, as a result of this any natural or legal person in the country is free to engage in the activity.
Currently, there are about 40 Internet service providers in the country, of which only three are state agencies (Aztelekomnet, Bakinternet and Azdatakom).
ISPs operate in a healthy competition and a free market environment.Companies use wired and wireless communication technologies for access to the Internet. Application of WiMax and other wireless technologies are expanded.
Connection of the country to the international Internet network is provided by two private companies (Delta Telekom and Azertelekom), which creates an alternative choice for ISPs.
All three mobile operators in the country provide its subscribers with high speed internet access and provide 3G services. In general, if we take into account the fact that mobile penetration in Azerbaijan exceeded 100%, then we can actually say that every person has access to the Internet.
The broadband access to the Internet in the country started in 2006, and in recent years there has been significant growth in the number of broadband internet users.
The main reason for this is the result of the execution of public policies carried out for the development of ICT sector in the country, the expansion of e-government projects, increasing the role of the Internet in rendering of services.

For information on ISP Provider contact details, please see the following links:

ISP Providers 1

ISP Providers 2

ISP Providers 3

ISP Providers 4

4.8 Azerbaijan Additional Service Provision Contact List

Azerbaijan Telecommunications 

The Azerbaijan economy has been markedly stronger in recent years and, not surprisingly, the country has been making progress in developing ICT sector. Nonetheless, it still faces problems. These include poor infrastructure and an immature telecom regulatory regime. The Ministry of Communications & Information Technologies (MCIT), as well as being an operator through its role in Aztelekom, is both a policy-maker and regulator. A boom in oil and gas exports has boosted the economy, reducing the country’s dependence on international aid.

For information on Azerbaijan Telecommunications contacts and additional details, please see the following link:

4.8 Azerbaijan Additional Service Provision Contact List

Azerbaijan Telecommunications Information

Procedure to obtain subscription: You can buy cards for use with different operators almost in every store.

Telecommunication Regulation

For information on Azerbaijan Telecommunications regulations, please see the following links:

 Azerbaijan Ministry of Telecommunications Website

Licensing Regulations

Licensing Regulations 2

Existing Humanitarian Telecoms Systems

For information on Azerbaijan Telecommunications licensing, please see the following links:

 Azerbaijan Ministry of Telecommunications Website

Telecommunications Certification Information

Telecommunications Standardisation Information

Telecommunications Standardisation Information 2

Azerbaijan Food Suppliers, Accommodation and Other Markets

Main Food Suppliers

For information on Azerbaijan Main Food Suppliers contact details,, please see the following links:

4.8 Azerbaijan Additional Service Provision Contact List

Accommodation

For information on Azerbaijan Accomodation, please see the following links:

Azerbaijan24 Hotel Website

Azerb Hotel Website

Baku Hotels

Baku Hotels 2

4.8 Azerbaijan Additional Service Provision Contact List

Azerbaijan Government Contact List

Azerbaijan Humanitarian Agency Contact List

Azerbaijan Port and Waterways Company Contact List

Azerbaijan Airport Company Contact List

Azerbaijan Railway Company Contact List

Azerbaijan Storage and Milling Company Contact List

Azerbaijan Transporter Contact List

Azerbaijan Additional Service Provision Contact List