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Armenia – landlocked mountainous country, located at the crossroads of Eastern Europe and Western Asia, in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia. A former republic of the Soviet Union, Armenia is a unitary, multiparty, democratic nation-state with an ancient and historic cultural heritage.

General reference[]

An enlargeable basic map of Armenia
  • Pronunciation: /ɑːrˈmiːniə/ (About this soundlisten)
  • Common English country name: Armenia
  • Official English country name: Republic of Armenia
  • Common endonym(s): Հայաստան (Hayastan)
  • Official endonym(s): Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն (Hayastani Hanrapetut’yun)
  • Adjectival(s): Armenian
  • Demonym(s): Armenian
  • Etymology: Name of Armenia
  • International rankings of Armenia
  • ISO country codes: AM, ARM, 051
  • ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:AM
  • Internet country code top-level domain: .am

Geography of Armenia[]

An enlargeable topographic map of Armenia

Geography of Armenia

  • Extreme points of Armenia
  • Population of Armenia: 3,231,900 – 135th most populous country
  • Area of Armenia: 29,800 square kilometres (11,500 sq mi) – 142nd largest country
  • Atlas of Armenia

Neighbours of Armenia[]

Land boundaries: 1,254 km

 Azerbaijan 787 km
 Turkey 268 km
 Georgia 164 km
 Iran 35 km

Coastline: none

Environment of Armenia[]

An enlargeable satellite image of Armenia

Natural geographic features of Armenia[]

Lake Sevan

Regions of Armenia[]

Regions of Armenia

Ecoregions of Armenia[]

List of ecoregions in Armenia

Administrative divisions of Armenia[]

Administrative divisions of Armenia

Provinces of Armenia[]

Armenia is divided into ten provinces (Armenian: marzer, sing. marz) and a special administrative division for the capital, Yerevan:

  • Yerevan
  • Shirak
  • Armavir
  • Lori
  • Ararat
  • Kotayk
  • Gegharkunik
  • Syunik
  • Aragatsotn
  • Tavush
  • Vayots Dzor
Cities of Armenia[]
Nighttime view of Yerevan in September 2013

Demography of Armenia[]

Demographics of Armenia

Armenian population by country.

Armenian Diaspora[]

Armenian diaspora

Government and politics of Armenia[]

Main articles: Government of Armenia and Politics of Armenia
Latest national elections: 2021 Armenian parliamentary election
Upcoming national elections: Next Armenian parliamentary election

Branches of government[]

Government of Armenia

Executive branch of the government of Armenia[]

The National Assembly of Armenia on Baghramyan Avenue

Legislative branch of the government of Armenia[]

  • National Assembly of Armenia

Judicial branch of the government of Armenia[]

Constitution of Armenia[]

Constitution of Armenia

  • Constitutional Court of Armenia

Foreign relations of Armenia[]

Foreign relations of Armenia:
  Diplomatic relations established
  No diplomatic relations established
  Diplomatic relations suspended by Armenia
Main article: Foreign relations of Armenia

As of 2020, Armenia has established diplomatic relations with 172 separate entities.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ara Ayvazyan

Other:

International organization membership[]

Armenia is a member of the following international organizations and treaties:[1]

  • Arab League (observer)
  • Asian Development Bank (ADB)
  • Assembly of European Regions
  • Berne Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats
  • Black Sea Trade and Development Bank
  • Bologna Process
  • British Council
  • Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)
  • Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
  • Council of Europe (CoE)
  • Eastern Partnership
  • Energy Charter Treaty
  • Energy Community (observer)
  • Eurasian Customs Union
  • Eurasian Development Bank
  • Eurasian Union (EAEU)
  • Eurocontrol
  • Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC)
  • Euronest Parliamentary Assembly
  • European Athletic Association
  • European Atomic Energy Community (Cooperation agreement)
  • European Aviation Safety Agency (Pan-European Partner)
  • European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
  • European Broadcasting Union
  • European Civil Aviation Conference
  • European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
  • European Committee for Standardization (Affiliate member)
  • European Common Aviation Area (Negotiating candidate)
  • European Convention for the Prevention of Torture
  • European Court of Human Rights and the European Convention on Human Rights
  • European Cultural Convention
  • European Higher Education Area
  • European Neighbourhood Policy
  • European Olympic Committees
  • European Organization for Nuclear Research (Cooperation agreement)
  • Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges
  • FIFA and UEFA
  • Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
  • General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU)
  • International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
  • International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
  • International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
  • International Criminal Court (ICCt) (signatory)
  • International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
  • International Development Association (IDA)
  • International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
  • International Finance Corporation (IFC)
  • International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
  • International Labour Organization (ILO)
  • International Monetary Fund (IMF)
  • International Olympic Committee (IOC)
  • International Organization for Migration (IOM)
  • International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
  • International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
  • International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
  • International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
  • Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy
  • Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
  • Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
  • Nonaligned Movement (NAM) (observer)
  • Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
  • Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
  • Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
  • Organization of American States (OAS) (observer)
  • Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC)
  • Pacific Alliance (observer)
  • Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
  • Partnership for Peace (PFP)
  • Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (dialogue partner)
  • Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
  • TRACECA
  • United Nations (UN)
  • United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
  • United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
  • United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
  • United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
  • United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
  • Universal Postal Union (UPU)
  • World Bank
  • World Customs Organization (WCO)
  • World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
  • World Health Organization (WHO)
  • World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
  • World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
  • World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
  • World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Armenia[]

Law of Armenia

Social issues in Armenia

Armenian Air Force Su-25's during a military parade in Yerevan.

Military of Armenia[]

Armenian soldiers at the 2010 Moscow Victory Day Parade

Military of Armenia

Local government in Armenia[]

Local government in Armenia

History of Armenia[]

The short-lived Roman province of Armenia in 117, north of Mesopotamia.
Main articles: History of Armenia, Timeline of Armenian history, and Timeline of modern Armenian history

History of Armenia

  Countries that officially recognize the events as genocide.
  Countries where certain political parties, provinces or municipalities have recognized the events as genocide, independently from the government as a whole.

Culture of Armenia[]

Culture of Armenia

The pagan Garni Temple, probably built in the first century, is the only "Greco-Roman colonnaded building" in the post-Soviet states.[2]

Art in Armenia[]

Religion in Armenia[]

The Etchmiadzin Cathedral, Armenia's Mother Church

Religion in Armenia

Sports in Armenia[]

Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium

Sports in Armenia

Economy and infrastructure of Armenia[]

The redeveloped Yerevan downtown is the commercial and business centre of the city

Economy of Armenia

The main entrance to Zvartnots Airport

Education in Armenia[]

Education in Armenia

  • universities
    • American University of Armenia
    • Armenian State University of Economics
    • Eurasia International University
    • European University in Armenia
    • Fondation Université Française en Arménie
    • National Polytechnic University of Armenia
    • National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia
    • Russian-Armenian University
    • State Academy of Fine Arts of Armenia
    • Yerevan State Medical University
    • Yerevan State University
  • schools
    • Ayb school
    • Children of Armenia Fund
    • Tumo
  • Armenian-language schools outside Armenia

See also[]

Armenia

References[]

  1. ^ "Armenia". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
  2. ^ Charles W. Hartley; G. Bike Yazicioğlu; Adam T. Smith, eds. (2012). The Archaeology of Power and Politics in Eurasia: Regimes and Revolutions. Cambridge University Press. p. 65. ISBN 978-1-107-01652-1. ...the unique temple-tomb at Garni, just east of Yerevan – the only Greco-Roman colonnaded building anywhere in the Soviet Union.

External links[]

Wikimedia Atlas of Armenia

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