Infrastructure — Azerbaijan
Transport, communications, and energy.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Infrastructure at a glance
Transport, communications, and energy. Key figure for Azerbaijan: 37
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Transportation
- Airports - total
37
- Airports with Paved Runways
30
- Heliports
1
- Railways
1,813 Miles 2,918 Kilometers
- Roadways- total
32,897 Miles 52,942 Kilometers
- Roadways- paved
16,646 Miles 26,789 Kilometers
- Ports and Terminals
Baku (Baki)
Communications
- Telephones
1,397,000
- Cell Phones
4,300,000
- Internet Users
1,036,000
- Internet Country Code
.az
- Internet Hosts
22,737
- Broadcast Media
- 3 state-run and 1 public TV channels
- 4 domestic commercial TV stations and about 15 regional TV stations
- cable TV services are available in Baku
- 1 state-run and 1 public radio network operating
- a small number of private commercial radio stations broadcasting
- local FM relays of Baku commercial stations are available in many localities
- local relays of several international broadcasters had been available until late 2008 when their broadcasts were banned from FM frequencies
- Telephone System
- General Assessment: requires considerable expansion and modernization; fixed-line telephone and a broad range of other telecom services are controlled by a state-owned telecommunications monopoly and growth has been stagnant; more competition exists in th
- e mobile-cellular market with four providers in 2009 Domestic: teledensity of 17 fixed lines per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity has increased and now exceeds 100 telephones per 100 persons; satellite service connects Baku to a modern
- switch in its exclave of Naxcivan (Nakhichevan) International: country code - 994; the Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) fiber-optic link transits Azerbaijan providing international connectivity to neighboring countries; the old Soviet system of cable and microwave is still serviceable; satellite earth stations - 2
Energy
- Electricity Consumption- Kilowatt Hours (kWh)
18,000,000,000
- Electricity Exports- Kilowatt Hours (kWh)
786,000,000
- Electricity Imports- Kilowatt Hours (kWh)
548,000,000
- Electricity Production- Kilowatt Hours (kWh)
18,600,000,000
- Natural Gas Consumption - Kilowatt Hours (kWh)
9,921,000,000
- Natural Gas Exports- Cubic Meters (cu m)
5,550,000,000
- Natural Gas Imports- Cubic Meters (cu m)
250,000,000
- Natural Gas Production- Cubic Meters (cu m)
17,860,000,000
- Natural Gas Reserves- Cubic Meters (cu m)
991,100,000,000
- Oil Consumption- Barrels Per Day (bbl/day)
168,000
- Oil Exports- Barrels Per Day (bbl/day)
821,000
- Oil Production- Barrels Per Day (bbl/day)
477,000
- Oil Reserves- Barrels Per Day (bbl/day)
7,000,000,000