Armenia

Official name: Republic of Armenia
Also known as: Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն (Armenian), Hayastani Hanrapetut'yun

Flag of Armenia
Capital of Armenia: Yerevan
Area of Armenia: 29,743 km² (11,484 mi²) (141th)
Population of Armenia: 2,973,840 (140th) - (2024 est.)
Location: Southern Caucasus region of Eurasia
Languages of Armenia: Armenian (official) 97.9%, Kurmanji (spoken by Yezidi minority) 1%, other 1.1%
note: Russian is widely spoken (2011 est.)
Religions of Armenia: Armenian Apostolic Church 95.2%, other Christian 1.6%, other 0.9%, no religion 0.6%, unspecified 1.7% (2022 est.)
Ethnic groups of Armenia: Armenian 98.1%, Yazidi 1.1%, other 0.8% (2022 est.)
Currency: Dram (֏) (AMD)
Time zone: UTC+4 (AMT)
Calling code: (+374)
Organizations: United Nations, Commonwealth of Independent States

Border countries (4): Azerbaijan 566 km, (with Azerbaijan-Nakhchivan exclave) 221 km, Georgia 219 km, Iran 44 km, Turkey 311 km.
Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)

Administrative divisions of Armenia
Armenia Map

11 provinces (marzer, singular - marz):
Aragatsotn, Ararat, Armavir, Geghark'unik', Kotayk', Lorri, Shirak, Syunik', Tavush, Vayots' Dzor, Yerevan.

Natural resources: deposits of gold, copper, molybdenum, zinc, bauxite.

Interesting facts:
— Armenia's Ararat Valley houses a huge underground lake.
— The Ararat Valley of Armenia is believed to be inhabited since the Stone Age, making it is one of the oldest settled regions in the world.
— It is said that astronomy has been studied in Armenia since the time of the early city of Metsamor (3,000 - 4,000 BC).