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| Official Name: | Republic of Armenia - Hayastani Hanrapetutyun, Hayastan. |
| Location: | Republic of Armenia is situated in the eastern part of the Armenian Plateau bounded north by the Republic of Georgia, east by Azerbaijani Republic, south by Islamic Republic of Iran and west by Turkish Republic.[MAP] |
| Government: | Presidential Republic |
| The Flag: | The State Flag is a rectangular panel with three equal horizontal stripes of red, blue and orange (from top to bottom). |
| The Coat of Arms: | It is a rendition of the Coat of Arms of the First Armenian Republic (1918-1920) designed by a member of Russian Academy of Fine Arts, architect Alexander Tamanian and artist Hakob Kojoyan. |
| The Anthem: | "Mer Hayreniq"/ "Our Fatherland" The Anthem of the Republic of Armenia was adopted on July 1, 1991, by the Supreme Soviet of the Republic of Armenia. It is based on the Anthem of the First Armenian Republic (1918-1920), though differing in lyrics. The author of the lyrics is poet Mikael Nalbandian. |
| Capital: | Yerevan, population - 1.1 million |
| Population: | 3.4 million |
| Ethnic Groups: | Armenians (94%), Russians, Ukrainians, Yezdi, Kurds, Greeks, Assyrians, Jews, Ouds and others (6%) |
| Language: | OFFICIAL: Eastern
Armenian OTHERS: Western Armenian, Russian, English, French, German, Kurdish, Greek, and Hebrew-Yiddish |
| Religion: | Armenian Apostolic.
The head of the church - the Catholicos of all Armenians resides in
Etchmiatsin. OTHERS: Armenian Catholic, Armenian Protestant, Russian Orthodox, Jewish, Greek Orthodox, Assirian Nestorian |
| Currency: | The value of Armenian national currency - Dram (AMD) |
| Telephone: | INTERNATIONAL COUNTRY
CODE: (374 + 1 - CITYCODE, 374 + 9 - CELLULAR PHONES) INTERNAL CIS CODE: (374 or 885-CITYCODE) |
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