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Official Name: |
Republic of Armenia - Hayastany Hanrapetoutyun (Hayastan) |
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Capital City: |
Yerevan
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Major Cities: |
Gyumri,
Vanadzor |
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Official Language: |
Armenian |
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Religion: |
Christian,
Armenian Apostolic Church |
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Currency Unit: |
Armenian Dram, introduced in 1993.
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Population: |
2,971,650 (July 2007
est.)
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Ethnic Breakdown: |
Armenians - 96% |
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Minorities: |
Yezidis, Kurds, and Russians |
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Natural Resources:
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Armenia is
rich in copper, iron, bauxite, molybdenum, gold, silver,
lead and zinc. Substantial deposits of pumice,
marble, tufa, perlite, limestone, basalt and salt also
exist. Precious and semi-precious stones are abundant. |
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Territory: |
29.74
thousand square kilometers
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Average Altitude Above Sea Level:
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1,800 meters |
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Highest Mountain Peak: |
Aragats (4,090 meters) |
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Neighboring Countries: |
Geographic Coordinates: |
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in the North: Georgia;
in the East: Azerbaijan;
in the South: Iran;
in the South-West: Nakhijevan (Enclave)
in the West: Turkey.
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in the South: 38o 50’ Northern Latitude;
in the North: 41o 20’ Northern Latitude:
in the West: 43o 30’ Eastern Longitude;
in the East: 46o 00’ Eastern Longitude
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