Armenia
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| Basic Facts |
| Country name |
conventional long form: Republic of Armenia
conventional short form: Armenia local long form: Hayastani Hanrapetut'yun local short form: Hayastan former: Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic; Armenian Republic |
| Gevernment type | republic |
| Capital |
name: Yerevan
geographic coordinates: 40 11 N, 44 30 E time difference: UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
| Flag description | three equal horizontal bands of red (top), blue, and orange |
| Currency | dram (AMD) |
| Internet country code | .am |
| Ports and terminals | Kheyrabad, Shir Khan |
| Agriculture products | fruit (especially grapes), vegetables; livestock |
| Industries | diamond-processing, metal-cutting machine tools, forging-pressing machines, electric motors, tires, knitted wear, hosiery, shoes, silk fabric, chemicals, trucks, instruments, microelectronics, jewelry manufacturing, software development, food processing, brandy |
| Geography |
| Location | Southwestern Asia, east of Turkey |
| Coordinates | 40 00 N, 45 00 E |
| Continent | Asia |
| Area |
total: 29,800 sq km
land: 28,400 sq km water: 1,400 sq km |
| Boundaries |
total: 1,254 km
border countries: Azerbaijan-proper 566 km, Azerbaijan-Naxcivan exclave 221 km, Georgia 164 km, Iran 35 km, Turkey 268 km |
| Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) |
| Climate | highland continental, hot summers, cold winters |
| Terrain | Armenian Highland with mountains; little forest land; fast flowing rivers; good soil in Aras River valley |
| Natural resources | small deposits of gold, copper, molybdenum, zinc, alumina |
| Natural hazards | occasionally severe earthquakes; droughts |
| People |
| Population | 2,976,372 (July 2006 est.) |
| Ethnic groups | Armenian 97.9%, Yezidi (Kurd) 1.3%, Russian 0.5%, other 0.3% (2001 census) |
| Religions | Armenian Apostolic 94.7%, other Christian 4%, Yezidi (monotheist with elements of nature worship) 1.3% |
| Languages | Armenian 97.7%, Yezidi 1%, Russian 0.9%, other 0.4% (2001 census) |
