Overview

The Republic of Armenia is a sovereign, democratic, social and legal state. The state power is administered pursuant to the Constitution and the laws based on the principle of separation of the legislative, executive and judicial powers.

Official Name:
Republic of Armenia - Hayastani Hanrapetoutyun

Capital City:

Yerevan

1 119 000 (as of 2010)

Major cities

	population (as of 2009)
Gyumri	146 300
Vanadzor	104 800
Vagharshapat	57 500
Hrazdan	53 200
Abovyan	46 500
Kapan	45 500
Armavir	33 800
Gavar	25 700
Artashat	25 400
Charentsavan	25 000
Sevan	23 200
Goris	23 000
Masis	22 400
Ashtarak	21 600
Ararat	20 800
Ijevan	20 600

Official Language:
Armenian is the official language of the Republic of Armenia.

Religion:
The absolute majority is the follower of the Armenian Apostolic Church.

Currency unit:
The currency unit of the RA is dram (AMD), introduced in 1993.

Population
3 249 500 (2010)

Ethnic composition
Armenians` 96%
Minorities: Russians, Yezidis, Assyrians, Greeks, Ukrainians, Jews, Kurds and others.

Natural Resources:
Armenia is rich in copper, coal, iron, bauxite, molybdenum, gold, silver, lead and zinc. Substantial deposits of pumice, marble, tufa, perlite, limestone, basalt and salt exist. Precious and semi-precious stones are also abundant.

Territory:
29.74 thousand square kilometers

Average Altitude Above Sea Level:
1,800 meters

Highest Mountain Peak:
Aragats (4 095 meters)

Neighbouring Countries:
in the North - Georgia
in the North-East - Azerbaijan
in the South - Iran
in the South-West - Azerbaijan
in the West - Turkey

MFA RA
official website

Dual citizenship

Electronic visa

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