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Info about Armenia
Armenia is located in the southern Caucasus and is the smallest of the former Soviet republics. It is bounded by Georgia on the north, Azerbaijan on the east, Iran on the south, and Turkey on the west. Contemporary Armenia is a fraction of the size of ancient Armenia. A land of rugged mountains and extinct volcanoes, its highest point is Mount Aragats, 13,435 ft (4,095 m).
Capital
Yerevan
- 1 079 000 people
all city from Armenia
Country lead by
President: Robert Kocharian (1998)
Prime Minister: Serzh Sarkisyan (2007)
Population
2,976,372 (growth rate: –0.2%); (Armenian, 93%; others, Kurds, Ukrainians, and Russians); birth rate: 12.1/1000; infant mortality rate: 22.5/1000; life expectancy: 71.8; density per sq mi: 259
Land Area
10,965 sq mi (28,400 sq km); total area: 11,506 sq mi (29,800 sq km)
Monetary unit
Dram
Language
Armenian 98%, Yezidi, Russian
Ethnicity
Armenian 97.9%, Russian 0.5%, Kurds 1.3%, other 0.3% (2001)
Religion
Armenian Apostolic 95%, other Christian 4%, Yezidi 1%
Transportation
Railways: total: 845 km (2004). Highways: total: 7,633 km; paved: 7,633 km (includes 1,561 km of expressways) (2003). Waterways: n.a. Ports and harbors: none. Airports: 16 (2005).
Internet tld
.am
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