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CAUTION: The following links and
accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the situation
in Azerbaijan in the early years of the 21st Century. Some
of these links may lead to websites that present allegations that are
unsubstantiated, misleading or even false. No attempt has been
made to validate their authenticity or to verify their content. HOW TO USE THIS WEBPAGE Students If you are looking
for material to use in a term-paper, you are advised to scan the postings on
this page and others to see which aspects of poverty are of particular
interest to you. You might be
interested in exploring the relationship between distribution of labor and
per-capita GDP, for example. Perhaps
your paper could focus on life expectancy or infant mortality. Other factors of interest might be
unemployment, literacy, access to basic services, etc. On the other hand, you might choose to
include some of the possible outgrowths of poverty such as Human Trafficking,
Street Children,
or even Prostitution. There is a lot to the subject of
Poverty. Scan other countries as well
as this one. Draw comparisons between
activity in adjacent countries and/or regions. Meanwhile, check out some of the Term-Paper resources
that are available on-line. Teachers Check out some of
the Resources
for Teachers attached to this website. *** Extreme Weather *** The
climate of Azerbaijan has been affected by climate change since the start of
the 21st century. The temperature has increased by 1.3 degrees Celsius and
extreme weather events are becoming more frequent. The Caspian Sea is
shrinking, and the water level is falling. Forests in the Caucasus are being
affected, and ecological problems on the coast are being made worse by
climate change. – Microsoft BING Copilot *** ARCHIVES *** The World Factbook - Azerbaijan U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/aj.html [accessed 9 November
2020] World Factbook
website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/azerbaijan/ [accessed 5 January 2021] Declining
oil prices caused a 3.1% contraction in GDP in 2016, and a 0.8% decline in
2017, highlighted by a sharp reduction in the construction sector. The
economic decline was accompanied by higher inflation, a weakened banking
sector, and two sharp currency devaluations in 2015. Azerbaijan’s financial
sector continued to struggle. In May 2017, Baku allowed the majority
state-owed International Bank of Azerbaijan (IBA), the nation’s largest bank,
to default on some of its outstanding debt and file for restructuring in
Azerbaijani courts; IBA also filed in US and UK bankruptcy courts to have its
restructuring recognized in their respective jurisdictions. Azerbaijan
has made limited progress with market-based economic reforms. Pervasive
public and private sector corruption and structural economic inefficiencies
remain a drag on long-term growth, particularly in non-energy sectors. The
government has, however, made efforts to combat corruption, particularly in
customs and government services. GDP -
per capita (PPP): $17,500 (2017
est.) Labor
force - by occupation: agriculture:
37% industry:
14.3% services: 48.9% (2014 est.) Unemployment
rate: 5% (2017
est.) Population
below poverty line: 4.9% (2015
est.) Maternal
mortality rate: 26 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) Infant
mortality rate: total: 21.3 deaths/1,000 live births Life
expectancy at birth: total population: 73.6 years Drinking
water source: improved: total: 94.1% of
population Physicians
density: 3.45 physicians/1,000 population (2014) Sanitation
facility access: improved: total: 95.1% of
population Electricity
access: electrification - total population: 100% (2016) The
Borgen Project - Azerbaijan borgenproject.org/category/azerbaijan/ [accessed 19 January 2021] The Borgen
Project works with U.S. leaders to utilize the United States’ platform behind
efforts toward improving living conditions for the world’s poor. It is an innovative, national campaign that
is working to make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign policy. It believes that leaders of the most
powerful nation on earth should be doing more to address global poverty. From
ending segregation to providing women with the right to vote, nearly every
wrong ever righted in history was achieved through advocacy. The Borgen Project addresses the big picture, operating at
the political level advancing policies and programs that improve living
conditions for those living on less than $1 per day. ~
Poverty In Nagorno-Karabakh borgenproject.org/poverty-in-nagorno-karabakh/ ~
Examining Women’s Rights In Azerbaijan borgenproject.org/womens-rights-in-azerbaijan/ ~
How Development Goals Fight Hunger In Azerbaijan borgenproject.org/hunger_azerbaijan-sdgs/ ~
10 Facts About Hunger In Azerbaijan borgenproject.org/10-facts-about-hunger-in-azerbaijan/ ~
10 Facts About Life Expectancy In Azerbaijan borgenproject.org/10-facts-about-life-expectancy-in-azerbaijan/ ~
Tourism Industry In Azerbaijan Has Potential To Alleviate Poverty borgenproject.org/tourism-industry-in-azerbaijan/ ~
Ten Facts About Poverty In Azerbaijan borgenproject.org/ten-facts-about-poverty-in-azerbaijan/ The
World Bank in Azerbaijan www.worldbank.org/en/country/azerbaijan/overview [accessed 15 April 2021] The
COVID-19 pandemic and oil price slump could result in an economic contraction
in 2020 and slow recovery afterwards. Policy priorities should include
addressing macroeconomic management challenges and financial sector
fragilities, while protecting the poor. Looking
back a few years … Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Asia-and-Oceania/Azerbaijan-ECONOMY.html [accessed 13 December 2020] Azerbaijan
boasts a diversified industrial sector that accounts for approximately a
third of GDP (2000 est.) up from less than a fifth in 1998, and 15% of
employment (including construction), a figure that has remained unchanged.
Agriculture, which employs about 40% of the labor force and accounts for 20%
of GDP (including forestry), also rests on a relatively diversified base,
producing cotton, tobacco, grapes, and a variety of foodstuffs. The transport
sector is well developed, integrating the country's various regions and
facilitating both domestic and external trade. Despite
its economic potential, Azerbaijan has been slow in making the transition
from a command to a market economy. All
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