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 | Armenia |
| AREA | 29,800 sq km (11,500 sq miles). |
| POPULATION | 3,782,400 (1997). |
| POPULATION DENSITY | 127.0 per sq km. |
| CAPITAL | Yerevan. |
| CAPITAL POPULATION | 1,283,000 (1991). |
| GEOGRAPHY | Armenia lies on the southern slopes of the Armenian Mountains in the Lesser Caucasus and is bordered by Georgia, Turkey, Azerbaijan and Iran. Its highest peak is Mount Aragats, 4009m (13,153ft), and even its deepest valleys lie 450-700m (1200-1870ft) above sea level. Its biggest lake is Lake Sevan in the east. |
| GOVERNMENT | Republic. Gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Head of State: President Robert Kocharian since 1998. Head of Government: Prime Minister Vazgen Sarkisian since 1999. |
| LANGUAGE | Armenian. Russian is usually understood, but rarely used. |
| RELIGION | Armenia is the oldest Christian nation in the world, its conversion dating from the year AD310. The Armenian Apostolic Church developed separately from both the Catholic and Orthodox branches of Christianity. It remains the dominant church, although there are Catholic and Protestant communities and a Russian Orthodox minority. |
| STANDARD TIME | GMT + 3 (GMT + 4 from last Sunday in March to Saturday before last Sunday in October). |
| ELECTRICITY | 220 volts AC, 50Hz. |
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