Armenia
- Alternate uses: see Armenia (disambiguation).
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| Official language | Armenian | ||||
| Capital | Yerevan | ||||
| Capital's coordinates | 40° 16' N, 44° 34' E | ||||
| Largest City | Yerevan | ||||
| President | Robert Kocharian | ||||
| Prime minister | Andranik Markaryan | ||||
| Area - Total - % water | Ranked 138th 29'800 kmē 4.7% | ||||
| Population
- Total (2003 est) - Density | Ranked 128th
3'326'448 112/kmē | ||||
| Independence | From Soviet Union
September 23, 1991 | ||||
| Currency | Dram (AMD) | ||||
| Time zone | UTC +5 | ||||
| National anthem | Mer Hayrenik (Our Fatherland) | ||||
| Internet TLD | .AM | ||||
| Calling Code | 374 | ||||
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2 Politics 3 Provinces 4 Geography 5 Economy 6 Demographics 7 Culture 8 Miscellaneous topics 9 External links and references |
Armenia was incorporated into Russian Empire in 1828 and the USSR in 1920. Armenian leaders remain preoccupied by the long conflict with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh, a primarily Armenian-populated exclave, assigned to Soviet Azerbaijan in the 1920s by Moscow. Armenia and Azerbaijan began fighting over the exclave in 1988; the struggle escalated after both countries attained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. By May 1994, when a cease-fire took hold, Armenian forces held not only Nagorno-Karabakh but also a significant portion of Azerbaijan proper.
The economies of both sides have been hurt by their inability to make substantial progress toward a peaceful resolution, and the Turkish economic blockade of Armenia.History
Main article: History of Armenia
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Armenia is a primarily Oriental Orthodox country.Geography
Main article: Geography of ArmeniaEconomy
Main article: Economy of ArmeniaDemographics
Main article: Demographics of Armenia
| Date | English Name | Local Name | Remarks |
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| 21 September | Referendum Day | National holiday (Day of independence in 1991) | |
Miscellaneous topics
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