1. Azerbaijan
By Sean Trepanier

2. Geography 86,600 sq. km Slightly smaller than Maine
Looks like a Phoenix
Dry, semiarid, and steppe
Large and flat
Lowest point: Death Dune at 28 m. Highest point is Caspian Sea at 4,485 m.
One resource is bauxite.

3. Language Russian and Azeri
Azeri controlled but then Russian came to be a language

4. History Heydar elected president
Brought power, independence and strong army during Soviet invasion
Son Ilham prime minister
Heydar died of bad illness
Ilham elected president

5. Holidays International New Year
Republic Day celebrates the day their republic evolved
National Salvation Day celebrates when they gained independence from the Soviet Union

6. Family Married live with the man’s parents for a while
Rural Azeris live in extended families to care and save money

7. Bibliography www.wilsoncreek.org - Culture Grams
– World Fact Book

8. Music
Folk
Rock
Big concerts and restaurants

9. Important thing I learned
I learned that not all Asian people were Chinese

10. The end
Goodnight!!