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Capital Armenia : |
Yerevan .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Armenia :
| Azerbaijan-proper 566 km, Azerbaijan-Naxcivan exclave 221 km, Georgia 164 km, Iran 35 km, Turkey 268 km .
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| Climate Armenia :
| highland continental, hot summers, cold winters .
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| Life expectancy Armenia :
| 71.23 years .
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| Fertility rate Armenia :
| 1.31 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Armenia :
| republic .
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| Population Armenia :
| 2 991 360.
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| Area Total Armenia :
| 29,800 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Armenia :
| 562,600 (2003) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Armenia :
| 114,400 (2003) .
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| International Country Code Armenia :
| 374.
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| Current account balance Armenia :
| $-210 million (2003) |
| HIV Armenia :
| 0.1% (2003 est.) |
| Population below poverty line Armenia :
| 50% (2002 est.) |
| Literacy Armenia :
| 98,60% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Armenia :
| 2,30% |
| House hold income highest than 10% Armenia :
| 46.2% (1999) |
| Inflation Armenia :
| 4.8% (2003 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Armenia :
| 20% (2001 est.) |
| Internet Users Armenia :
| 150,000 (2003) |
| Location Armenia :
| Southwestern Asia, east of Turkey |
| Geographic Coordinates Armenia :
| 40 00 N, 45 00 E |
| Religion Armenia :
| Armenian Apostolic 94%, other Christian 4%, Yezidi (Zoroastrian/animist) 2% |
| Administrative region Armenia :
| 11 provinces (marzer, singular - marz); Aragatsotn, Ararat, Armavir, Geghark'unik', Kotayk', Lorri, Shirak, Syunik', Tavush, Vayots' Dzor, Yerevan |
| Terrain Armenia :
| Armenian Highland with mountains; little forest land; fast flowing rivers; good soil in Aras River valley |
| Elevation extremes lowest Armenia :
| Debed River 400 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Armenia :
| Aragats Lerrnagagat' 4,090 m |
| Natural resources Armenia :
| small deposits of gold, copper, molybdenum, zinc, alumina |
| Land use arable land Armenia :
| 17,55% |
| Land use permanentcrops Armenia :
| 2,30% |
| Irrigated land Armenia :
| 2,870 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards Armenia :
| occasionally severe earthquakes; droughts |
| Environment current issues Armenia :
| soil pollution from toxic chemicals such as DDT; the energy crisis of the 1990s led to deforestation when citizens scavenged for firewood; pollution of Hrazdan (Razdan) and Aras Rivers; the draining of Sevana Lich (Lake Sevan), a result of its use as a source for hydropower, threatens drinking water supplies; restart of Metsamor nuclear power plant in spite of its location in a seismically active zone |
| Geography note Armenia :
| landlocked in the Lesser Caucasus Mountains; Sevana Lich (Lake Sevan) is the largest lake in this mountain range |
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