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|pm         =Artur Rasizade

|pm         =Ali Asadov

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|area         =33,436 sq mi

|area         =33,436 sq mi

===Principal Government Officials===

===Principal Government Officials===

*President—Ilham Aliyev

*President—[[Ilham Aliyev]]

*Prime Minister—Artur Rasizade

*Vice President—Mehriban Aliyeva

*Foreign Minister—Elmar Mammadyarov

*Prime Minister—[[Ali Asadov]]

*Chairman of the National Assembly—Ogtay Asadov

*Ambassador to the UN—Agshin Mehdiyev

The 2005 election was widely criticized in the West.  The media is mostly under state control, and dissenting journalists are frequently intimidated or killed.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_profiles/1235976.stm</ref>

The 2005 election was widely criticized in the West.  The media is mostly under state control, and dissenting journalists are frequently intimidated or killed.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_profiles/1235976.stm</ref>