Armenia in brief


Official name: Republic of Armenia
Area: 29.8 thousand square km
Capital: Yerevan

Population: 3 million
State language: Armenian
Religion: Christian
Currency: Dram

Geographic location: South Caucasus

Neighboring countries:
- Georgia in the north,
- Azerbaijan in the east,
- Iran in the south,
- Turkey in the West.

The highest peak:
- on the territory of Armenia - Mt. Aragats (4090 m),
- on the territory of former Western Armenia (now Turkey) - Mt. Ararat (5156 m).