NationMaster - Azerbaijani-Azeri Government statistics

Capital city	Baku (Baki)
Constitution	adopted 12 November 1995
Corruption	138	[138th of 160]
Executive branch > Chief of state President Ilham ALIYEV (since 31 October 2003)
Executive branch > Elections president elected by popular vote to a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held 15 October 2003 (next to be held in October 2008); prime minister and first deputy prime minister appointed by the president and confirmed by the National Assembly
Executive branch > Head of government Prime Minister Artur RASIZADE (since 4 November 2003); First Deputy Prime Minister Abbas ABBASOV (since 10 November 2003)
Flag modification	162	[162nd of 197]
Government type	republic
Judicial branch	Supreme Court
Legal system	based on civil law system
Legislative branch unicameral National Assembly or Milli Mejlis (125 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
Legislative branch > A note 100 members of the curent parliament were elected on the basis of single mandate constituencies, while 25 were elected based on proportional balloting; as a result of a 24 August 2002 national referendum on changes to the constitution, all 125 members of the next parliament will be elected from single mandate constituencies
National holiday Founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan, 28 May (1918)
Parliamentary seats > Female	48%	[48th of 143]
Political pressure groups and leaders Sadval, Lezgin movement; self-proclaimed Armenian Nagorno-Karabakh Republic; Talysh independence movement; Union of Pro-Azerbaijani Forces (UPAF); Karabakh Liberation Organization
Secession attempts	Nagorny-Kharabakh
Status	pseudo-democracy
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal
UN membership date	2 Mar. 1992
United Nations mission Http://www.azembassy.com

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Pseudo-Democracy: state in which there are democratic structures but without a real chance for an alternance of power
Transition State: a state with a transitional structure
Absolute Monarchy: a one-party state, or a state governed by an absolute monarchy or dictatorship.; The age at enfranchisement and whether the right to vote is universal or restricted ; Date of United Nations Membership; United Missions mission or approximate website

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Azerbaijan, Republic of Azerbaijan, Azarbaycan Respublikasi

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