OUR COUNTRY AZERBAIJAN
Our country Azerbaijan borders on Turkey and Iran in the South, Georgia in the West and Armenia in the North-West. On the East Azerbaijan is bounded by the Caspian Sea. Azerbaijan is a large country. About 9 million people live in Azerbaijan.
As a result of wars between Russia and Iran, Azerbaijan was divided into two parts according to the Turkmanchay Treaty in 1828- South Azerbaijan and North Azerbaijan. In some books the parts of Azerbaijan are called Russian Azerbaijan and Iranian Azerbaijan.
North Azerbaijan has become an independent country now. It is now called the Azerbaijan Republic. It has its own tricolour flag and national emblem, state anthem, money and army.
Azərbaycanın himni (birinci variant)
Azerbaijan State Anthem (first variant)
Azerbaijan! Azerbaijan!
You are the great land of brave son!
We are ready to die to the sake of you!
We are ready fight in order to free you!
Be happy with your tricolour flag!
Thousands of sons died for you!
You became the place of blood!
Each of you became a soldier!
Great hero of your land!
May you be a great land.
May your sons die for you!
I adore you dearly!
You are my motherland!
For guarding your honer,
For uprising your banner!
All the young men are eager!
Glorious land! Glorious land!
Azerbaijan! Azerbaijan!
(ikinci variant)
(second variant)
Azerbaijan! Azerbaijan!
The land of the brave!
We are ready to die for you!
We are ready to free you!
Live in peace with your tricolour flag!
Thousands of sons died for you!
You witnessed bloodshed!
Each one of us became a soldier!
And a great hero of this land!
May you prosper o' great land!
We are ready to sacrifice ourselves for you!
We adore you dearly!
You are special in our hearts!
For guarding your honor!
For rising your banner!
All young men are ready!
Glorious land! Glorious land!
Azerbaijan! Azerbaijan!
The Azerbaijan Republic is a multinational state. People of different nationalities live in the Azerbaijan Republic. Most of them are Azerbaijani Turks. The Russians, Jews, Lezghins, Kurds, Talishes, Tatars, and many other nations live in the Azerbaijan Republic too. All of them enjoy equal rights to develop their national language, culture, and traditions.
There are a lot of rivers in Azerbaijan. The longest of them is the river Kur. It rises in Turkey and flows into Caspian Sea. There are two electric power stations on the river Kur: the famous Mingachevir Hydroelectric Power Station which was built some years ago.
There are thick and large forests in Azerbaijan where different wild animals live: bears, wild boars, mountain goats, leopards, wolves, foxes and other wild animals.
Azerbaijan is famous for its mineral springs. Among them are Isti-su (hot water), Badamli, Sirab and others.
Azerbaijan has a lot of natural riches, the principal one being oil.The oil production occupies the major place in the economy of the republic. Other natural riches of Azerbaijan are cobalt, copper, rock-salt, marble and many, many others.
The people living in Azerbaijan have been engaged in agriculture and animal husbandary for millennia. They used to keep cows, buffaloes, sheep, horses, goats, camels and other domestic animals.
Azerbaijani cotton and silk are known all over the world from the ancient times. Even in the old times merchants from different countries came to Azerbaijan to buy silk.
There are rich fisheries along the coast of the Caspian Sea and on the bank of the river Kur. Black caviar from Azerbaijan is famous in the whole world.