| AREA |
29,800
sq km (11,500 sq miles). |
| POPULATION |
3,782,400 (1997). |
| POPULATION DENSITY |
127.0 per sq km. |
| CAPITAL |
Yerevan. |
| CAPITAL
POPULATION |
1,283,000 (1991). |
| GEOGRAPHY |
Armenia lies on the
southern slopes of the Armenian Mountains
in the Lesser Caucasus and is bordered by
Georgia, Turkey, Azerbaijan and Iran. Its
highest peak is Mount Aragats, 4009m (13,153ft),
and even its deepest valleys lie 450-700m
(1200-1870ft) above sea level. Its biggest
lake is Lake Sevan in the east. |
| GOVERNMENT |
Republic. Gained independence
from the Soviet Union in 1991. Head of State:
President Robert Kocharian since 1998. Head
of Government: Prime Minister Vazgen Sarkisian
since 1999. |
| LANGUAGE |
Armenian. Russian is
usually understood, but rarely used. |
| RELIGION |
Armenia is the oldest
Christian nation in the world, its conversion
dating from the year AD310. The Armenian
Apostolic Church developed separately from
both the Catholic and Orthodox branches
of Christianity. It remains the dominant
church, although there are Catholic and
Protestant communities and a Russian Orthodox
minority. |
| STANDARD TIME |
GMT + 3 (GMT + 4 from
last Sunday in March to Saturday before
last Sunday in October). |
| ELECTRICITY |
220 volts AC, 50Hz. |
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