亞塞拜然共和國
是連接東歐和西亞的跨大陸國家。石油和天然氣蘊藏量豐富,因此受惠於2022年的能源價格上漲,國家預算的收入盈餘比原先預期多了4倍。然而政府把比較大的盈餘用在納卡區域的國防開支上,其次才是民生需求,引發民眾不滿。2022年和亞美尼亞進行外交談判,亞塞拜然抱怨亞美尼亞沒有展現足夠誠意,認為自己才是努力的那一方,顯然雙亞談判稱不上順利。與俄羅斯關係相當微妙,雙方簽有同盟條約,所以在俄烏戰爭中避免譴責俄羅斯。但又因為俄羅斯在納卡爭議上幫助亞美尼亞,搞得雙方關係時好時壞。
看2022人口約1,000萬人,是個連接東歐和西亞的跨大陸國家。以地理位置而言大部分屬於亞洲,少部分屬於歐洲。於二戰後成為蘇聯第十個加盟國,最後於蘇聯解體後獨立,並加入歐盟理事會,但不是歐盟會員。石油和天然氣資源豐富,是國家經濟支柱。
最受國際注目的新聞是與亞美尼亞的「納卡之爭」,又稱「雙亞衝突」。2020年9月與亞美尼亞開打,亞塞拜然取得土耳其的支持,最終打贏亞美尼亞,和俄羅斯共同管理納卡地區。
Year Founded: 1991
With a population of approximately 10 million people, it is a transcontinental country connecting Eastern Europe with Western Asia. Geographically speaking, it is largely located in Asia and a little bit of Europe. Azerbaijan became the 10th constituent of the Soviet Union after World War II, declared independence after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, and joined the European Council but is not a member of the European Union. It is rich in petroleum and natural gas resources, which support the national economy.
It’s most well-known internationally for the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with Armenia. Engaged in a war with Armenia in September 2020, Azerbaijan was supported by Turkey and finally won the war against Armenia. The region of Nagorno-Karabakh is now under joint Azerbaijan-Russian control.