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Republic of Armenia

Republic of Armenia
Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն
Hayastani Hanrapetut’yun
Flag of Armenia
Coat of arms of Armenia
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: 
Մեր Հայրենիք
Mer Hayrenik
"Our Fatherland"
Location of Armenia
Capital
and largest city
Yerevan
40°11′N 44°31′E / 40.183°N 44.517°E / 40.183; 44.517
Official languages Armenian
Recognised national languages Assyrian, Greek, Kurdish and Russian
Spoken and written language Eastern Armenian
Official script Armenian alphabeta
Ethnic groups ()
Demonym Armenian
Government Unitary semi-presidential republic
• President
Serzh Sargsyan
Karen Karapetyan
Legislature National Assembly
Formation and independence
• Traditional date
2492 BCE
1500–1290 BCE
14th century–1190 BCE
• Urartu
860–590 BCE
6th century BCE
190 BCE
52–428
885–1045
1198–1375

28 May 1918
• Independence from Soviet Union
23 August 1990b
21 September 1991c
26 December 1991d
Area
• Total
29,743 km2 (11,484 sq mi) (141st)
• Water (%)
4.71
Population
• 2016 estimate
3.0 million
• 2011 census
Decrease 3,018,854 (134th)
• Density
101.5/km2 (262.9/sq mi) (99th)
GDP (PPP) 2016 estimate
• Total
$26.560 billion
• Per capita
$8,881
GDP (nominal) 2016 estimate
• Total
$10.754 billion
• Per capita
$3,595
Gini (2013) 31.5
medium
HDI (2014) Increase 0.733
high · 85th
Currency Dram (֏) (AMD)
Time zone AMT (UTC+4)
Drives on the right
Calling code +374
Patron saint St. Gregory
ISO 3166 code AM
Internet TLD .am .հայ
  1. Reformed orthography.
  2. Declared sovereignty.
  3. Declared independence via an Referendum
  4. Independence was officially widely recognized after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The current constitution was adopted on 5 July 1995.

Coordinates: 40°N 45°E / 40°N 45°E / 40; 45

Armenia (Listeni/ɑːrˈmniə/, /-ˈmnjə/;Armenian: Հայաստան, tr. Hayastan, IPA: [hɑjɑsˈtɑn]), officially the Republic of Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն, tr. Hayastani Hanrapetut’yun), is a sovereign state in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located in Western Asia on the "Armenian Highlands", it is bordered by Turkey to the west, Russia and Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and Azerbaijan's exclave of Nakhchivan to the south.


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