пїЅ Government |
| Country Name: |
conventional long form: Republic
of Armenia |
|
conventional short form: Armenia |
|
local long form: Hayastani Hanrapetut'yun |
|
local short form: Hayastan |
| Type: |
Republic |
| Capital: |
Yerevan |
| Administrative divisions: |
10 provinces (marser): Aragatsotn, Ararat, Armavir, Geghark'unik',
Lorri, Kotaik, Shirak, Syunik', Tavush, Voyots Dzor and the
city of Yerevan |
| Independence: |
21 September 1991 (from USSR) |
пїЅ Geography |
| Location: |
Southwestern Asia, Southern Caucasus |
| Coordinates |
40000 N, 45 000 E |
| Area: |
29000 sq. km |
| Border: |
1254 km |
|
border countries: Azerbaijan-proper 566 km,
Azerbaijan-Naxcivan exclave 221 km, Georgia 164 km, Iran 35
km, Turkey 268 km |
| Climate: |
0 km (landlocked) |
| Natural Resources: |
highland continental, hot summers, cold winters |
| Natural Hazards: |
occasionally severe earthquakes; droughts |
пїЅ People |
| Population: |
3.336.000 (July 2001est.) |
| Age Structure: |
0-14 years: 23.23% (male 394,194; female 380,911) |
|
15-64 years: 67.04% (male 1,094,646; female
1,141,760) |
|
65 years and over: 9.73% (male 135,477; female
189,112) (2001 est.) |
| Population Growth: |
-0.21% |
| Life Expectancy at Birth: |
66.49 years |
| Religion: |
Christianity 98% |
| Languages: |
Armenian 96%, Russian 2%, other 2% |
| Literacy: |
99% |
|
Males - 99% |
|
Females - 98% |
