Location
Southwestern Asia, east of Turkey,
Northwestern of Iran |
Area
29,800 km2 (28,400 km2 land; 1,400
km2 water) |
Boundaries
1,254 km: Azerbaijan 787 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 |
Elevation extremes
Lowest point:Debed River 400 m; highest
point: Mount Aragatz 4,090 m |
Natural resources
Small deposits of gold, copper, molybdenum,
zinc, alumina |
Population
2,976,372 (July 2006 est.) |
Age structure
Total: 30.4 years male: 27.8 years
female: 33.2 years (2006 est.) |
Pop. Growth
rate
-0.19% (2006 est.) |
Birth rate
12.07 births/1,000 population (2006
est.) |
Death rate
8.23 deaths/1,000 population (2006
est.) |
Net migration
rate
-5.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population
(2006 est.) |
Sex ratio
At birth: 1.17 male(s)/female under
15 years: 1.12 male(s)/female 15-64
years: 0.88 male(s)/female 65 years
and over: 0.67 male(s)/female total
population: 0.9 male(s)/female (2006
est.) |
Infant mortality
rate
Total: 22.47 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 27.59 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 16.51 deaths/1,000 live births
(2006 est.) |
Life expectancy
at birth
Total population: 71.84 years male:
68.25 years female: 76.02 years (2006
est.) |
Total fertility
rate
1.33 children born/woman (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) |
Literacy
Definition: age 15 and over can read
and write total population: 98.6%
male: 99.4% female: 98% (2003 est.)
|
Country name
Conventional long form: Republic of
Armenia; conventional short form:
Armenia; local long form: Hayastani
Hanrapetoutyoun; local short form:
Hayastan |
Government type
Republic |
Capital
Yerevan
|
Administrative divisions
11 provinces (marzer, singular - marz);
Aragatzotn, Ararat, Armavir, Gegharkounik,
Kotayk, Lori, Shirak, Syounik, Tavoush,
Vayots Dzor, Yerevan |
Independence
September 21, 1991
|
Constitution
Adopted by nationwide referendum 5
July 1995; amendments adopted through
a nationwide referendum 27 November
2005 |
Legal system
Civil law system |
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal |
Executive branch
Chief of state: President; head of
government: Prime Minister |
Election period
5 years (next in 2008) |
Legaslative branch
National Assembly (Parlaiment), "Azgayin
Zhoghov" |
Judicial branch
Constitutional Court; Court of Cassation
(Appeals Court) |
Economy
GDP (purchasing power parity)
$15.99 billion (2006 est.) |
GDP (official
exchange rate)
$6.6 billion (2006 est.) |
GDP -
real growth rate
10.5% (2006 est.) |
GDP -
per capita
$5,400 (2006 est.) |
Labor
force
1.2 million (2005) |
Unemployment
7.6% (2004 est.) |
People
below poverty line
43% (2003 est.) |
Exports
$1.056 million (2006 est.) |
Imports
$1.684 billion (2006 est.) |
Foreign debt
$1,936 billion (2006) |
Communication and Transportation
Phone lines
582,500 (2004) |
Mobile operators
2 |
Internet
country code
.am |
Airports
13 (2006) |
Military
Minitary branches
Army, Air Force, Air Defense Force
|
Military manpower
Males age 18-49: 722,836 (2006 est.)
|
Military expenditures
6.5% of GDP |
|
The law "On the
State Flag of the Republic of Armenia"
was adopted on August 24, 1990. Following
the constitutional reform of November
27, 2005, a new law on the National Flag
of the Republic of Armenia was adopted
on June 15, 2006.The State Flag is a rectangular
panel with three equal horizontal stripes
of red, blue and orange (from top to bottom).The
flag is identical in size and colours
to the state flag of the First Armenian
Republic (1918-1920). The colour red symbolizes
the blood shed by the Armenian people
in its struggle for the independence,
the colour blue symbolizes the clear sky
of Armenia and the colour orange symbolizes
the creative drive of the nation.
The law "On the
State Coat of Arms of the Republic of
Armenia" was adopted on April 19,
1992.
It is a rendition of the Coat of Arms
of the First Armenian Republic (1918-1920)
designed by architect Alexander Tamanian
and artist Hakob Kojoyan. The coat of
arms of the Republic of Armenia depicts,
in the center on a shield, Mount Ararat
with Noah's ark and the coats of arms
of the four kingdoms of historical Armenia.
The shield is supported by a lion and
an eagle, and a sword, a branch, a sheaf,
a chain and a ribbon are portrayed under
the shield.
The English translated
version of the Anthem
