Capital of Armenia:
YerevanArea 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.)
Currency:
Dram (
֏) (
AMD)
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
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).