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| Official
title |
Republic of
Armenia |
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Location |
Eastern Europe |
| Borders |
Georgia,
Azerbaijan, Iran and Turkey |
| Total
area |
29,800 km (Size of Vancouver Island) |
| Natural resources |
Small deposits
of gold, copper, molybdenum, zinc & aluminum |
| Time
zone |
GMT +4 hours (9
hours ahead of Ottawa) |
| Climate |
Highland
continental, hot summers, cold winters |
| Population |
3,5 million |
| Ethnic
groups |
96% Armenians,
4% Kurds, Yezids, Russians, Jews, Assyrians, and Greeks |
| Language |
Armenian |
| Religion |
Armenian
Apostolic Christian |
| Independence |
September 21,
1991 (declared from the USSR) |
| Capital |
Yerevan,
population 1,2 million |
| Currency |
Dram (AMD)=100
lumas |
| Exchange
rate |
472 AMD=1USD;
382 AMD=1CAD (April 12, 2005) |
| Area
codes |
As of May 1, 2005 (click to see) |
| Flag |
View |
| Coat
of Arms |
View (click to
enlarge) |
| National
Anthem |
Click to listen |
-Rright click to download |
| Statutory
holidays |
Click to view |
| Constitution |
Adopted by
nationwide referendum, July 5, 1995 |
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