Houses in Afghanistan are traditionally made from mud and include a series of rooms located around a private rectangular courtyard where women and children play, cook and socialize. Married sons share the same house as their parents, although they have separate quarters. Some Afghan houses contain a special room where men socialize with each other. In the cities many Afghans live in apartments. There are many new modern designed houses available in all the major cities of the country.
http://afghanembassy.in/em/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=98:culture-of-afghanistan&catid=46:afghanistan-info&Itemid=88
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Friday, May 27, 2011
Armenia's foreign trade woes
In 1988, the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, a predominantly ethnic Armenian enclave within Azerbaijan, voted to secede and join Armenia. This eventually developed into a full-scale armed conflict. Armenian support for the separatists led to an economic embargo by Azerbaijan, which has crippled Armenia's foreign trade and restricted its imports of food and fuel, three-quarters of which transited Azerbaijan under Soviet rule.
armenia most peaceful in region
ARMENIA IS THE MOST PEACEFUL COUNTRY FROM BOSPORUS TO THE CASPIAN SEA
Australia's Institute for Economics and Peace jointly with the British "The Economist" magazine published the rating list of the world peace coefficient.
To define peaceful countries, the experts use a number of factors, such as the number of armed forces, the national military budget, conflicts with neighbors, the number of deaths from internal conflicts, the number of police officers compared to the population, citizens' educational qualification and the attitude towards human rights.
Australia's Institute for Economics and Peace jointly with the British "The Economist" magazine published the rating list of the world peace coefficient.
To define peaceful countries, the experts use a number of factors, such as the number of armed forces, the national military budget, conflicts with neighbors, the number of deaths from internal conflicts, the number of police officers compared to the population, citizens' educational qualification and the attitude towards human rights.
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Ancient City in Azerbaijan
Here is the link to an article I found about an ancient city that was discovered in Azerbaijan.
http://www.today.az/news/society/86453.html
http://www.today.az/news/society/86453.html
Foreign Policy Priorities for Azerbaijan
Here are some of the foreign policy subjects that the country of Azerbaijan is focusing on:
-Promotion of the establishment of pluralistic democracy based on market economy and the rule of law.
-Conduct of an independent foreign policy aimed at the soonest restoration of sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan over its territory.
-Elimination of threats and risks to the security, political independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan.
-Peaceful settlement of the conflict with Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan through negotiations within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group on the basis of the principles of the OSCE Lisbon Summit.
-Liquidation of the consequences of military aggression of Armenia against Azerbaijan.
-Development of good-neighbourly and mutually advantageous relations with neighbouring countries.
-Promotion of security and stability in the region.
-Prevention of illegal arms and other transfers in the region.
-Adherence to existing global non-proliferation regimes and establishment of a nuclear-free zone in the Southern Caucasus.
-Demilitarization of the Caspian Sea Basin.
-Integration into European and Transatlantic security and cooperation structures, including NATO, EU, WEU, CE.
-Facilitation of the development of various sectors of the country's economy with due consideration of Azerbaijan's crucial geostrategic location at the crossroads between the East and West.
-Development of the Eurasian Transport Corridor of which Azerbaijan is a part.
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-Promotion of the establishment of pluralistic democracy based on market economy and the rule of law.
-Conduct of an independent foreign policy aimed at the soonest restoration of sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan over its territory.
-Elimination of threats and risks to the security, political independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan.
-Peaceful settlement of the conflict with Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan through negotiations within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group on the basis of the principles of the OSCE Lisbon Summit.
-Liquidation of the consequences of military aggression of Armenia against Azerbaijan.
-Development of good-neighbourly and mutually advantageous relations with neighbouring countries.
-Promotion of security and stability in the region.
-Prevention of illegal arms and other transfers in the region.
-Adherence to existing global non-proliferation regimes and establishment of a nuclear-free zone in the Southern Caucasus.
-Demilitarization of the Caspian Sea Basin.
-Integration into European and Transatlantic security and cooperation structures, including NATO, EU, WEU, CE.
-Facilitation of the development of various sectors of the country's economy with due consideration of Azerbaijan's crucial geostrategic location at the crossroads between the East and West.
-Development of the Eurasian Transport Corridor of which Azerbaijan is a part.
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Afghanistan's natural resources
Afghanistan's natural resources include: natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, uranium, gold, silver, chromite, talc, barites, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore, salt, precious and semiprecious stones.
Geography of Afghanistan
Geography of Afghanistan
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