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Armenia

Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan to the south. Yerevan is the capital, largest city and financial center. The Armenian highlands have been home to the Hayasa-Azzi, Shupria, and Nairi peoples. By at least 600 BC, an archaic form of Proto-Armenian, an Indo-European language, had diffused into the Armenian highlands. The first Armenian state of Urartu was established in 860 BC, and by the 6th century BC it was replaced by the Satrapy of Armenia. The Kingdom of Armenia reached its height under Tigranes the Great in the 1st century BC and in AD 301 became the first state in the world to adopt Christianity as its official religion. Armenia still recognises the Armenian Apostolic Church, the world's oldest national church, as the country's primary religious establishment. The ancient Armenian kingdom was split between the Byzantine and Sasanian Empires around the early 5th century. Under the Bagratuni dynasty, the Bagratid Kingdom of Armenia was restored in the 9th century before falling in 1045. Cilician Armenia, an Armenian principality and later a kingdom, was located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea between the 11th and 14th centuries. Between the 16th and 19th centuries, the traditional Armenian homeland composed of Eastern Armenia and Western Armenia came under the rule of the Ottoman and Persian empires, repeatedly ruled by either of the two over the centuries. By the 19th century, Eastern Armenia had been conquered by the Russian Empire while most of Western Armenia remained under Ottoman rule. During World War I up to 1.5 million Armenians were systematically exterminated in the Armenian genocide. Following the Russian Revolution, the First Republic of Armenia declared independence in 1918. By 1920, the state was incorporated into the Soviet Union as the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic. Today's Republic of Armenia became independent in 1991 during the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Modern Armenia is a unitary, multi-party, democratic nation-state. It is a developing country and ranks 69th on the Human Development Index as of 2023. Its economy is primarily based on industrial output and mineral extraction. While Armenia is geographically located in the South Caucasus, it views itself as part of Europe and is generally considered geopolitically European. The country is a member of numerous European organisations including the Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe, the Council of Europe, the Eastern Partnership, Eurocontrol, the Assembly of European Regions, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Armenia is a member of certain regional groups throughout Eurasia, including the Asian Development Bank, the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the Eurasian Economic Union, and the Eurasian Development Bank. Armenia supported the once de facto independent Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), which had seceded from Azerbaijan in 1991, until Azerbaijan reincorporated the region through a siege and military offensive in 2023.

Infobox

Capitaland largest city
Yerevan 40°11′N 44°31′E / 40.183°N 44.517°E / 40.183; 44.517
Official languages
Armenian
Recognized languages
mw- List:[b] Assyrian German Greek Kurdish[a] Russian Ukrainian
Official script
Armenian alphabet
Ethnic groups (2022)
mw- 98.1% Armenians1.1% Yazidis0.8% other
Religion (2022)
mw- li 96.8% Christianity 95.2% Armenian Apostolic Church 1.6% other Christian 0.6% no religion0.9% other1.7% unspecified
Demonym
Armenian
Government
Unitary parliamentary republic
• President
Vahagn Khachaturyan
• Prime Minister
Nikol Pashinyan
• President of the National Assembly
Alen Simonyan
Legislature
National Assembly
• Urartu
860 BC–547/90 BC
• Kingdom of Armenia
331 BC–428 AD
• Bagratid Armenia
880s–1045
• Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
1198/99–1375
• Zakarid Armenia
1201–1350
• First Republic of Armenia
28 May 1918
• Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic
29 November 1920
• Independence from the USSR
23 September 1991
• CIS accession
21 December 1991
• Admission to the United Nations
2 March 1992
• Current constitution
5 July 1995
• Total
$27.859 billion (118th)
• Water (%)
4.71
• 2025 estimate
3,081,100 (135th)
• Density
103.6/km2 (268.3/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)
2025 estimate
• Per capita
$8,969 (88th)
GDP (nominal)
2025 estimate
Gini (2022)
27.9 } }low inequality
HDI (2023)
0.811very high (69th)
Currency
Dram (֏) (AMD)
Time zone
UTC 4 (AMT)
Date format
dd.mm.yyyy
Calling code
374
ISO 3166 code
AM
Internet TLD
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Tables

· Government and politics › Administrative divisions
Aragatsotn
Aragatsotn
Province
Aragatsotn
Province
Արագածոտն
Capital
Ashtarak
Capital
Աշտարակ
Area (km2)
2,756
Population (2011 census)
132,925
Population (2022 census)
128,941
Ararat
Ararat
Province
Ararat
Province
Արարատ
Capital
Artashat
Capital
Արտաշատ
Area (km2)
2,090
Population (2011 census)
260,367
Population (2022 census)
248,982
Armavir
Armavir
Province
Armavir
Province
Արմավիր
Capital
Armavir
Capital
Արմավիր
Area (km2)
1,242
Population (2011 census)
265,770
Population (2022 census)
253,493
Gegharkunik
Gegharkunik
Province
Gegharkunik
Province
Գեղարքունիք
Capital
Gavar
Capital
Գավառ
Area (km2)
5,349
Population (2011 census)
235,075
Population (2022 census)
209,669
Kotayk
Kotayk
Province
Kotayk
Province
Կոտայք
Capital
Hrazdan
Capital
Հրազդան
Area (km2)
2,086
Population (2011 census)
254,397
Population (2022 census)
269,883
Lori
Lori
Province
Lori
Province
Լոռի
Capital
Vanadzor
Capital
Վանաձոր
Area (km2)
3,799
Population (2011 census)
235,537
Population (2022 census)
222,805
Shirak
Shirak
Province
Shirak
Province
Շիրակ
Capital
Gyumri
Capital
Գյումրի
Area (km2)
2,680
Population (2011 census)
251,941
Population (2022 census)
235,484
Syunik
Syunik
Province
Syunik
Province
Սյունիք
Capital
Kapan
Capital
Կապան
Area (km2)
4,506
Population (2011 census)
141,771
Population (2022 census)
114,488
Tavush
Tavush
Province
Tavush
Province
Տավուշ
Capital
Ijevan
Capital
Իջևան
Area (km2)
2,704
Population (2011 census)
128,609
Population (2022 census)
114,940
Vayots Dzor
Vayots Dzor
Province
Vayots Dzor
Province
Վայոց Ձոր
Capital
Yeghegnadzor
Capital
Եղեգնաձոր
Area (km2)
2,308
Population (2011 census)
52,324
Population (2022 census)
47,369
Yerevan
Yerevan
Province
Yerevan
Province
Երևան
Capital
Capital
Area (km2)
223
Population (2011 census)
1,060,138
Population (2022 census)
1,086,677
Province
Capital
Area (km2)
Population (2011 census)
Population (2022 census)
Aragatsotn
Արագածոտն
Ashtarak
Աշտարակ
2,756
132,925
128,941
Ararat
Արարատ
Artashat
Արտաշատ
2,090
260,367
248,982
Armavir
Արմավիր
Armavir
Արմավիր
1,242
265,770
253,493
Gegharkunik
Գեղարքունիք
Gavar
Գավառ
5,349
235,075
209,669
Kotayk
Կոտայք
Hrazdan
Հրազդան
2,086
254,397
269,883
Lori
Լոռի
Vanadzor
Վանաձոր
3,799
235,537
222,805
Shirak
Շիրակ
Gyumri
Գյումրի
2,680
251,941
235,484
Syunik
Սյունիք
Kapan
Կապան
4,506
141,771
114,488
Tavush
Տավուշ
Ijevan
Իջևան
2,704
128,609
114,940
Vayots Dzor
Վայոց Ձոր
Yeghegnadzor
Եղեգնաձոր
2,308
52,324
47,369
Yerevan
Երևան
223
1,060,138
1,086,677

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