Azerbaijan SSR

Azerbaijan Socialist Soviet Republic (1920-22) Азербайджанская Социалистическая Советская Республика Азәрбајҹан Сосиалист Совет Республикасы Azərbaycan Sosialist Sovet Respublikası Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (1936-91) Азербайджанская Советская Социалистическая Республика Азәрбајҹан Совет Сосиалист Республикасы Azərbaycan Sosialist Sovet Respublikası آذربایجان سووئت سوسیالیست رئسپوبلیکاسی Republic of Azerbaijan (1991-95) Азербайджанская Республика Азәрбајҹан Республикасы Azərbaycan Respublikası آرئسپوبلیکاسی آذربایجان
Soviet Socialist Republic (1920-22, 1936-91) Constituent part of the Transcaucasian SFSR (1922-36) De facto sovereign entity (1989–91) Sovereign state (1991-95)
1920–1922 1936–1995
Flag (1956-1991) State emblem (1937-1992)
Motto Бүтүн өлкәләрин пролетарлары, бирләшин (Azerbaijani) Bütün ölkələrin proletarları, birləşin! (transliteration) "Proletarians of all countries, unite!"
Anthem Азәрбајҹан Совет Сосиалист Республикасынын Һимни Azərbaycan Sovet Sosialist Respublikasının Himni "Anthem of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic" (1944-92) Азәрбајҹан Маршы Azərbaycan marşı "March of Azerbaijan" (1992-95)
Location of Azerbaijan (red) within the Soviet Union.
Capital		Baku
Languages		Official languages: Azerbaijani · Russian Minority languages: Armenian
Demonym		Azerbaijani Soviet
Government		Unitary Marxist-Leninist one party Soviet socialist republic (until 1990) Unitary presidential republic (after 1990)
First Secretary
•	1920	Mirza Davud Huseynov
•	1990–1991	Ayaz Mutallibov
Chairan of the Council of Ministers
•	1920–1922	Nariman Narimanov
•	1990–1991	Hasan Hasanov
History
•	Republic proclaimed	28 April 1920
•	Becomes part of the Transcaucasian SFSR	30 December 1922
•	Re-established	5 December 1936
•	Sovereignty declared	23 September 1989
•	Black January	January 19–20, 1990
•	Renamed Republic of Azerbaijan	19 November 1990
•	Independence declared	18 October 1991
•	Independence completed	26 December 1991
•	New Azerbaijani Constitution	12 November 1995
Area
•	1989	86,600 km² (33,436 sq mi)
Population
•	1989 est.	7,037,867
Density		81.3 /km²  (210.5 /sq mi)
Calling code		+7 892/895
Preceded by Succeeded by Azerbaijan Democratic Republic Republic of Mountainous Armenia Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic Soviet Union Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
Today part of		Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan (ⁱ/ˌæzərbaɪˈdʒɑːn/ AZ-ər-by-JAHN; Azerbaijani: Азәрбајҹан; Azərbaycan), officially the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (Azerbaijan SSR; Azerbaijani: Азәрбајҹан Совет Сосиалист Республикасы, Azərbaycan Sovet Sosialist Respublikası, آذربایجان سووئت سوسیالیست رئسپوبلیکاسی; Russian: Азербайджанская Советская Социалистическая Республика [АзССР], Azerbajdžanskaja Sovetskaja Socialističeskaja Respublika [AzSSR]) and the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Respublikası, Азәрбајҹан Республикасы, رئسپوبلیکاسی آذربایجان), also referred to as Soviet Azerbaijan was one of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union from 1920 to 1922 and 1936 to 1991 as an socialist state as well as 1991 to 1995 as an sovereign independent state located in the South Caucasus region, situated at the crossroads of Southwest Asia and Southeastern Europe.