Quick Facts - Azerbaijan
Capital: Baku
Political system: Presidential republic
Year of membership to the Council of Europe: 25 January 2001
Population: 9 235 085 (2012)
Population density: 107 inhabitants/km²
Official language(s): Azerbaijani
Non-nationals of total population: 8.4 % (2009)
Population density: 107 inhabitants/km²
Official language(s): Azerbaijani
Non-nationals of total population: 8.4 % (2009)
Funding (2011)
Culture as share of total central government spending: 2.00 %Government expenditure on culture: 175 095 060 Euro
Government expenditure on culture per capita: 39.20 Euro
Share of spending on culture by central government: 34.04 %
Employment (2010)
Share of cultural workers in total employment: 0.59 %Share of self-empoyed in cultural employment: N/A
Share of self-empoyed in total employment: N/A
Markets (2012)
CUPIX: Cultural goods: 84 %CUPIX: Public cultural services: 37 %
Annual exp. per capita for recreation and culture: 50 USD (5 % )
Participation
Cinema admissions per capita/year: 0.1 times (2011)Internet penetration rate: 51.4 % (2012)
Ratification of Key Cultural Conventions
European Cultural Convention (1955): 25/4/1997European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (1992): Signed 21/12/2001. Not yet ratified
European Convention for the Protection of the Audiovisual Heritage (2001): Not yet signed
UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (2005): Acceded on 15/02/2010
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Council of Europe/ERICarts, "Compendium of Cultural Policies and Trends in Europe, 14th edition", 2013 | ISSN 2222-7334