Azerbaijan Country Program

Overview of essential facts


What?	Who?	When?	Where?	How?
Traineeship programs with the motto “Learning by doing”	Trainees: Agriculture students (around 18-30 years old)	From April until November	Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, Rhenish Hesse, Palatinate	Preparation: Intensive German language course in Azerbaijan and an introduction course in Baden-Württemberg
	Host companies: Family-run agriculture companies in southern Germany			An 8-month-long traineeship with family-run companies
	Country partners: State Vocational Education Agency under the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan			2 cross-company meetings, including professional excursions
				Offers of digital continued education

Population	Approximately 10,1million
Capital city	Baku (approximately 2,3 million inhabitants)
Area	86.600 km²
Currency	Azerbaijan-Manat (AZN) (1.77 AZN is equivalent to 1 Euro)
GDP	54,62 billion USD
Official language	Azerbaijani
Demographics	Over 10 ethnic groups (91.6 % Azerbaijanis)
Religion	Approximately 93 % Muslims, approximately 5 % Christians