
Capital:
Yerevan Total Area: 29,800 km
2 Approximate population: 2,967,000
Location: Southern Caucasus region of Eurasia
Languages:
Armenian,
Azeri Religions:
Armenian Orthodox Currency:
Dram Organizations: United Nations, Commonwealth of Independent States
World's 139th largest country
Borders:
Azerbaijan,
Georgia,
Iran,
Turkey 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).