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🇦🇲 Armenia

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Geography & Borders

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Introduction & Background

Armenia (/ɑːrˈmiːniə/ⓘ),13a officially the Republic of Armenia,b is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.14 It is a part of the Caucasus region; and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, the Lachin corridor (under a Russian peacekeeping force)15 and Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan to the south.16 Yerevan is the capital, largest city and the financial center.

Armenia is a unitary, multi-party, democratic nation-state with an ancient cultural heritage. The first Armenian state of Urartu was established in 860 BC, and by the 6th century BC it was replaced by the Satrapy of Armenia. The Kingdom of Armenia reached its height under Tigranes the Great in the 1st century BC and in the year 301 became the first state in the world to adopt Christianity as its official religion.17181920 The ancient Armenian kingdom was split between the Byzantine and Sasanian Empires around the early 5th century. Under the Bagratuni dynasty, the Bagratid Kingdom of Armenia was restored in the 9th century. Declining due to the wars against the Byzantines, the kingdom fell in 1045 and Armenia was soon after invaded by the Seljuk Turks. An Armenian principality and later a kingdom Cilician Armenia was located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea between the 11th and 14th centuries.

Overview
AttributeDetails
Official Name
Republic of Armenia
Capital
Yerevan
Continent
Asia
Region / Subregion
Asia / Western Asia
Population
3,081,100
Area
29,743 km²
Languages
Armenian
Currencies
Armenian dram (֏) [AMD]
Cost of Living
33.2 / 100 (Low)
Price per Coffee
$1.66
Price per Meal
$8.32
Timezones
UTC+04:00 (AMT)
Bounding Box
Min: (38.74° N, 43.58° E)
Max: (41.25° N, 46.51° E)
Climate
Continental / Cold
Terrain
Deserts, plains, mountains, and plateaus along the coasts
GDP (Nominal)
$25.96 billion (2024)
GDP (PPP)
$69.23 billion (2024)
GDP Growth Rate
5.90% (2024)
Macroeconomic Overview
Armenia has an emerging free-market economy. It is the 116th-largest economy in the world, with an estimated gross domestic product (GDP) of almost $32 billion by nominal value and almost $83 billion in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP). The service sector is the largest in Armenia's economy, contributing 61.4% of the country's total GDP, followed by the industrial sector at 23.3%, and the agricultural sector at 7.9%. A smaller, but increasingly important piece of the economy is the IT sector, which makes up 6.25% of national GDP and was growing at an average yearly rate of 20% as of 2022.

Geography & Climate



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Minerals

No mineral species have their type localities (original discovery site) defined within Armenia in the Wikidata database. Explore other galleries to view geographic and climate data.

Flora & Flowers

Armenia is home to a diverse range of plant species. Explore some of the native plants and flowers found in Armenia below:

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Animals & Wildlife

Armenia is home to a diverse range of animal species. Explore some of the native animals and wildlife found in Armenia below:

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Music Albums

Explore the top 30 most-played music albums in Armenia, sourced from Apple Music charts:

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