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Republic of Artsakh Artsakh, officially the Republic of Artsakh () or the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (),, is a breakaway state in the South Caucasus whose territory is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan. Artsakh controls a part of the former ...

and

Nagorno-Karabakh Nagorno-Karabakh ( ) is a landlocked region in the South Caucasus, within the mountainous range of Karabakh, lying between Lower Karabakh and Syunik, and covering the southeastern range of the Lesser Caucasus mountains. The region is m ...

region:

is a disputed region in the

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region of

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. It encompasses the

, a ''

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republic, and is

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part of the Republic of

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of t ...

, about west of the Azerbaijani capital of Baku and neighboring

Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ' ...

General reference

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: * Common English country name:

* Official English country names: The

or (formerly and still commonly used, the

Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Artsakh, officially the Republic of Artsakh () or the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (),, is a breakaway state in the South Caucasus whose territory is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan. Artsakh controls a part of the former N ...

) * Common endonym(s): * Official endonym(s): * Adjectival(s): * Demonym(s): *

Etymology Etymology ()The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p. 633 "Etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ the study of the class in words and the way their meanings have changed throughout time". is the study of the history of the Phonological chan ...

: Name of Nagorno-Karabakh *

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: See the Outline of Azerbaijan *

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: See the Outline of Azerbaijan *

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: See the Outline of Azerbaijan

Geography of Artsakh

* The Republic of Artsakh is: a ''de facto'' independent country, but it is officially part of the Republic of

* Location: **

***

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(between

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Time zone A time zone is an area which observes a uniform standard time for legal, commercial and social purposes. Time zones tend to follow the boundaries between countries and their subdivisions instead of strictly following longitude, because it ...

Armenia Time Armenia Time (AMT) is a time zone used in Armenia. Armenia Time is four hours ahead of UTC at UTC+04:00. Clock time is about one hour later than solar noon in Armenia. Consequently, population activity hours are similar to those in Paris or Ba ...

, UTC+04:00 * Population of Artsakh: * Area of Artsakh: 4,400 km² * Atlas of Nagorno-Karabakh

Environment of Artsakh

* Climate of Nagorno-Karabakh * Renewable energy in Nagorno-Karabakh * Geology of Nagorno-Karabakh * Protected areas of Nagorno-Karabakh ** List of biosphere reserves in Nagorno-Karabakh, Biosphere reserves in Nagorno-Karabakh ** List of national parks of Nagorno-Karabakh, National parks of Nagorno-Karabakh * Wildlife of Nagorno-Karabakh ** Fauna of Nagorno-Karabakh *** Birds of Nagorno-Karabakh *** Mammals of Nagorno-Karabakh

Natural geographic features of Artsakh

* Glaciers of Nagorno-Karabakh * Islands of Nagorno-Karabakh * Lakes of Nagorno-Karabakh * Mountains of Nagorno-Karabakh ** Volcanoes in Nagorno-Karabakh * Rivers of Nagorno-Karabakh ** Waterfalls of Nagorno-Karabakh * Valleys of Nagorno-Karabakh * World Heritage Sites in Nagorno-Karabakh: None

Regions of Artsakh

Administrative divisions of the Republic of Artsakh

Ecoregions of Artsakh

Administrative divisions of Artsakh

= Provinces of Artsakh

= Municipalities of Artsakh

= * Capital of the Republic of Artsakh: Stepanakert *

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** List of twin towns and sister cities in the Republic of Artsakh

Demography of Artsakh

Government and politics of Artsakh

* Form of government:

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presidential republic * Capital of Artsakh: Stepanakert *

Elections in Artsakh Artsakh elects on a national level a president and a parliament. The president is elected for a five-year term by the people. The National Assembly (''Azgayin Zhoghov'') has 33 members, 16 elected for a five-year term in single seat constituencie ...

List of political parties in Artsakh This article lists political parties in the Republic of Artsakh. The Republic of Artsakh has a multi-party system with numerous political parties, in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each o ...

Branches of the government of Artsakh

Executive branch of the government of Artsakh

Head of state A head of state (or chief of state) is the public persona who officially embodies a state Foakes, pp. 110–11 " he head of statebeing an embodiment of the State itself or representatitve of its international persona." in its unity and l ...

and

Head of government The head of government is the highest or the second-highest official in the executive branch of a sovereign state, a federated state, or a self-governing colony, autonomous region, or other government who often presides over a cabinet, ...

President of Artsakh The president of Artsakh or president of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic is the head of state and head of government of the ''de facto'' Republic of Artsakh. In a constitutional referendum held in 2017, citizens of the Republic voted in favor o ...

Arayik Harutyunyan Arayik Vladimiri Harutyunyan ( hy, Արայիկ Վլադիմիրի Հարությունյան; born 14 December 1973) is an Armenian politician who has been serving as the President of Artsakh since 2020. He was formerly the 1st State Minister fr ...

Legislative branch of the government of Artsakh

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unicameral Unicameralism (from ''uni''- "one" + Latin ''camera'' "chamber") is a type of legislature, which consists of one house or assembly, that legislates and votes as one. Unicameral legislatures exist when there is no widely perceived need for multi ...

)

Judicial branch of the government of Artsakh

* Supreme Court of Nagorno-Karabakh

Foreign relations of Artsakh

* Armenia-Artsakh relations *

List of representative offices of Artsakh The Republic of Artsakh is a republic with limited recognition in the South Caucasus region. The Republic of Artsakh controls most of the territory of the former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (before the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, it also con ...

Minister of Foreign Affairs A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between co ...

Visa policy of Artsakh Visitors to Artsakh must obtain a visa unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries. Visa policy Citizens of the following countries, including those from the Commonwealth of Independent States and all Eurasian Union member states, ...

Visa requirements for Artsakh citizens Visa requirements for Artsakh citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the Republic of Artsakh. Visa requirements map Validity As Artsakh is not recognized by the majority of count ...

Artsakh passport Artsakh passports are issued to Artsakh citizens to travel outside the partially recognized Republic of Artsakh. They are also used as proof of identity within the country. Passports of the Republic of Artsakh are issued based on amendments to the ...

International organization membership

* Community for Democracy and Rights of Nations *

Confederation of Independent Football Associations The Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA) is the international governing body for association football teams that are not affiliated with FIFA. Competitions Women's football All members of CONIFA are encouraged to in ...

Law and order in Artsakh

Constitution of Nagorno-Karabakh The Constitution of the Republic of Artsakh is the basic law of the Republic of Artsakh. It was approved by the people of Artsakh in a referendum that was held on 20 February 2017. It supersedes the constitution previously ratified by the people ...

* Crime in Nagorno-Karabakh * Human rights in Nagorno-Karabakh ** LGBT rights in Nagorno-Karabakh ** Freedom of religion in Nagorno-Karabakh *

Law enforcement in the Republic of Artsakh Law enforcement in the Republic of Artsakh is inconsistently enforced, as the region is a de facto independent republic and officially part of Azerbaijan.Mr David Atkinson, United Kingdom, European Democrat Group, (RapporteurThe conflict over the ...

Military of Artsakh

* Command ** Commander-in-chief: *** Ministry of Defence of Nagorno-Karabakh * Forces **

Artsakh Defense Army The Artsakh Defence Army ( hy, Արցախի Հանրապետության պաշտպանության բանակ, Artsakhi Hanrapetut’yan pashtpanut’yan banak) is the defence force of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh ( Nagorno-Karabakh). E ...

** Air Force of Nagorno-Karabakh ** Special forces of Nagorno-Karabakh *

Military history of the Republic of Artsakh The military history of the Republic of Artsakh contains information about the history of military actions or events performed by or in the Republic of Artsakh. Artsakh Defense Army The Artsakh Defense Army (sometimes also known as Artsakh Self- ...

* Military ranks of Nagorno-Karabakh *

Land mine situation in Nagorno-Karabakh The region of Nagorno-Karabakh and areas around it are considered to be some of the most heavily mined regions of the former Soviet Union. Mines were laid from early 1990s by both Azerbaijani and Armenian forces during and after the First N ...

Local government in Artsakh

History of Artsakh

* Military history of Nagorno-Karabakh *

Timeline of Artsakh history This is a timeline of Artsakh's history, representing territorial control under three columns: * RealmThe highest level of authority. * StateThe state or administrative unit that the region of Artsakh belonged to. * ArtsakhGeopolitical entity in ...

Culture of Artsakh

* Architecture of Nagorno-Karabakh * Cuisine of Nagorno-Karabakh * Festivals in Nagorno-Karabakh * Languages of Nagorno-Karabakh * Media in Nagorno-Karabakh ** List of newspapers in Artsakh * National symbols of Nagorno-Karabakh ** Coat of arms of Nagorno-Karabakh ** Flag of Nagorno-Karabakh ** National anthem of Nagorno-Karabakh * People of Nagorno-Karabakh * Public holidays in Nagorno-Karabakh * Records of Nagorno-Karabakh Ghazanchetsots Double Rainbow

* Religion in Artsakh ** Christianity in Nagorno-Karabakh ***

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** Hinduism in Nagorno-Karabakh ** Islam in Nagorno-Karabakh ** Judaism in Nagorno-Karabakh ** Sikhism in Nagorno-Karabakh * World Heritage Sites in Nagorno-Karabakh: None

Art in Artsakh

* Art in Nagorno-Karabakh * Cinema of Nagorno-Karabakh * Literature of Nagorno-Karabakh * Music of Nagorno-Karabakh * Television in Nagorno-Karabakh * Theatre in Nagorno-Karabakh

Sports in Artsakh

* Football in Nagorno-Karabakh * Nagorno-Karabakh at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Artsakh

* Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): * Agriculture in Nagorno-Karabakh * Banking in Nagorno-Karabakh ** National Bank of Nagorno-Karabakh * Communications in Nagorno-Karabakh ** Internet in Nagorno-Karabakh * Companies of Nagorno-Karabakh * Currency of Artsakh:

Artsakh dram The Artsakh dram ( hy, Արցախյան դրամ) is a monetary unit of the '' de facto'' independent Republic of Artsakh. Although it is legal tender, it is not as widely used as the Armenian dram. Coins Two commemorative coins were issued i ...

and Armenian dram ** ISO 4217: n/a * Energy in Nagorno-Karabakh ** Energy policy of Nagorno-Karabakh ** Oil industry in Nagorno-Karabakh * Health care in Nagorno-Karabakh * Mining in Nagorno-Karabakh * Nagorno-Karabakh Stock Exchange * Tourism in the Republic of Artsakh 2014 Stepanakert, Państwowy Uniwersytet Arcachu (03)

2014 Stepanakert, Państwowy Uniwersytet Arcachu (03)

* Transport in Nagorno-Karabakh ** Airports in Nagorno-Karabakh ** Rail transport in Nagorno-Karabakh ** Roads in Nagorno-Karabakh * Water supply and sanitation in Nagorno-Karabakh

Education in Artsakh

References

External links

; Non-partisan sources
All UN Security Council resolutions on Nagorno-Karabakh, courtesy U.S. State department

Article on the Dec. 10 Referendum from Russia Profile

Report by rapporteur David Atkinson presented to Political Affairs Committee of the

Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is the parliamentary arm of the Council of Europe, a 46-nation international organisation dedicated to upholding human rights, democracy and the rule of law. The Assembly is made up ...

Conciliation Resources - Accord issue: ''The limits of leadership - Elites and societies in the Nagorny Karabakh peace process''
also key texts & agreements and chronology (in English & Russian)
Independence of Kosovo and the Nagorno-Karabakh Issue

* ttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/3658938.stm Regions and territories: Nagorno-Karabakhfrom the

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