Capital: Yerevan Total Area: 29,800 km2 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).