Isaev Vladimir, Filonik Aleksandr
Еditor: Ahmedov Vladimir
Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences,
Москва, 1999, 145 p.
Content
GENERAL INFORMATION... 3
GEOGRAPHY ...4
STATE STRUCTURE, ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION AND JURIDICAL
SYSTEM ...9
RELIGION ...12
ARMED FORCES ...15
POPULATION AND TRADITIONS ...18
EDUCATION...30
HEALTH...34
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND... 38
ECONOMY GENERAL ITEMS ...56
OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY ...64
OTHER BRANCHES OF INDUSTRY... 78
AGRICULTURE... 85
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS...92
FINANCE... 108
EXTERNAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS ...116
TRANSPORT ...131
MASS-MEDIA ...139