Armenia - some facts

The Official Name of the Country

Republic of Armenia

The Capital of Armenia

Yerevan

Official Language

Armenian; Russian is also spoken

Location

Armenia is located between Europe and Asia in a region known as the Transcaucasus. North of Armenia is Georgia. To the South is Iran. To the East and Southwest is Azerbaijan, and to the West, Turkey.

Size of Armenia

The area of Armenia is Approximately 11,490 square miles. Estimated population is approximately 3.8 million people.

Money used in Armenia

Dram, it replaced the Russian Ruble in 1993.

Major Religion

Christian, Armenian Apostolic; approximately 95% of the Armenians belong to the Armenian Apostolic Church. The Holy Cathedral of Etchmiadzin is where the Catholicos of all Armenians is located.

The Armenian Flag

Horizontal Tricolor--- Red on top; Blue in the middle; and Orange on the bottom. The red color represents the blood that was shed over centuries under foreign rule. The blue represents the sky, and the orange the ripened wheat fields across the countryside.

The National Anthem

Mer Hairenik (Our Fatherland)

Form of Government

Armenia became an independent state on September 23, 1991, and the Government has Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Branches.

Armenia : Geographic coordinates

40 00 N, 45 00 E

Armenia : Population growth rate

0.21%

Armenia : Birth rate

11.47 births/1,000 population

Armenia : Death rate

9.74 deaths/1,000 population

Armenia : People living with HIV/AIDS

500

Armenia : Independence

21 September 1991

Armenia : National holiday

Independence Day, 21 September

Armenia : Constitution

5 July 1995

Armenia : GDP

purchasing power parity - $10 billion

Armenia : GDP - per capita

purchasing power parity - $3,000

Armenia : Electricity - consumption

6.201 billion kWh

Armenia : Exports

$284 million diamonds, scrap metal, machinery and equipment.

Armenia : Imports

$913 million natural gas, petroleum, tobacco products.

Armenia : Telephones

568,000

Armenia : Mobile cellular

6,220

Armenia : Radio broadcast stations

AM 9, FM 6, shortwave 1

Armenia : Radios

850,000

Armenia : Television broadcast stations

4

Armenia : Televisions

825,000

Armenia : Internet country code

.am

Armenia : Internet Service Providers (ISPs)

1

Armenia : Internet users

30,000

Armenia : Railways

852 km

Armenia : Highways

8,431 km

Armenia : Waterways

N/A

Armenia : Pipelines

natural gas 900 km

Armenia : Ports and harbors

N/A

Armenia : Merchant marine

N/A

Armenia : Airports

7

Armenia : Heliports

N/A

Armenia : Military branches

Army, Air Force and Air Defense Aviation, Air Defense Force

Armenia : Military expenditures

$75 million