Official Name: Republic of Armenia Location: Southwestern Asia, east of Turkey. Capital: Yerevan Area: total: 29,800 sq km land: 28,400 sq km water: 1,400 sq km Lowest point: Debed River 400 m Highest point: Aragats Lerrnagagat' 4,090 m

Sardarapat Battle Memorial Constructed In 1968, Yerevan, Ararat, Armenia More pictures Purchase this poster

Population: 2,971,650 (July 2007 est.) Nationality: Armenian(s) Ethnic groups: Armenian 93%, Azeri 3%, Russian 2%, other (mostly Yezidi Kurds) 2%. Religions: Armenian Apostolic 94%, other Christian 4%, Yezidi (Zoroastrian/animist) 2%. Languages: Armenian 96%, Russian 2%, other 2%.

Highland continental. Hot summers and cold winters.

Government type: Republic. Independence: 21 September 1991 (from the Soviet Union). National holiday: Independence Day, 21 September (1991).

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