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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Armenia:

Armenia – landlocked mountainous country, located at the crossroads of Eastern Europe and Western Asia, in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia. A former republic of the Soviet Union, Armenia is a unitary, multiparty, democratic nation-state with an ancient and historic cultural heritage.

General reference edit

An enlargeable basic map of Armenia

Pronunciation: /ɑːrˈmiːniə/
Common English country name: Armenia
Official English country name: Republic of Armenia
Common endonym(s): Հայաստան (Hayastan)
Official endonym(s): Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն (Hayastani Hanrapetut’yun)
Adjectival(s): Armenian
Demonym(s): Armenian
Etymology: Name of Armenia
International rankings of Armenia
ISO country codes: AM, ARM, 051
ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:AM
Internet country code top-level domain: .am

Geography of Armenia edit

An enlargeable topographic map of Armenia

Geography of Armenia

Armenia is a landlocked country
Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  - Eurasia
    - Caucasus
      - South Caucasus
  - Europe
    - Eastern Europe
      - Caucasus
        South Caucasus
Time zone
- Armenia Time
  - UTC+04:00
Extreme points of Armenia
- High: Mount Aragats 4,090 m (13,419 ft)
- Low: Debed 400 m (1,312 ft)
Population of Armenia: 3,231,900 – 134th most populous country
Area of Armenia: 29,800 square kilometres (11,500 sq mi) – 142nd largest country
Atlas of Armenia

Neighbours of Armenia edit

Land boundaries: 1,254 km

Azerbaijan 787 km

Turkey 268 km

Georgia 164 km

Iran 35 km

Coastline: none

Environment of Armenia edit

An enlargeable satellite image of Armenia

Natural geographic features of Armenia edit

Lake Sevan

Regions of Armenia edit

Regions of Armenia

Ecoregions of Armenia edit

List of ecoregions in Armenia

Caucasus mixed forests

Administrative divisions of Armenia edit

Administrative divisions of Armenia

Provinces of Armenia
- List of Armenian provinces by Human Development Index

Provinces of Armenia edit

Armenia is divided into ten provinces (Armenian: marzer, sing. marz) and a special administrative division for the capital, Yerevan:

Cities of Armenia edit

Nighttime view of Yerevan in September 2013

Capital of Armenia: Yerevan
Municipalities of Armenia
- List of cities and towns in Armenia

Demography of Armenia edit

Demographics of Armenia

Armenian population by country.

Armenian Diaspora edit

Armenian diaspora

Armenian population by country
- Largest Armenian diaspora communities

Government and politics of Armenia edit

Latest national elections: 2021 Armenian parliamentary election

Upcoming national elections: Next Armenian parliamentary election

Political parties in Armenia
- Programs of political parties in Armenia

Foreign relations of Armenia edit

Foreign relations of Armenia:

Diplomatic relations established

No diplomatic relations established

Diplomatic relations suspended by Armenia

As of 2020, Armenia has established diplomatic relations with 172 separate entities.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ararat Mirzoyan

Other:

International organization membership edit

Armenia is a member of the following international organizations and treaties:^[1]

Arab League (observer)
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Assembly of European Regions
Berne Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats
Black Sea Trade and Development Bank
Bologna Process
British Council
Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
Council of Europe (CoE)
Eastern Partnership
Energy Charter Treaty
Energy Community (observer)
Eurasian Customs Union
Eurasian Development Bank
Eurasian Union (EAEU)
Eurocontrol
Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC)
Euronest Parliamentary Assembly
European Athletic Association
European Atomic Energy Community (Cooperation agreement)
European Aviation Safety Agency (Pan-European Partner)
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
European Broadcasting Union
European Civil Aviation Conference
European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
European Committee for Standardization (Affiliate member)
European Common Aviation Area (Negotiating candidate)
European Convention for the Prevention of Torture
European Court of Human Rights and the European Convention on Human Rights
European Cultural Convention
European Higher Education Area
European Neighbourhood Policy
European Olympic Committees
European Organization for Nuclear Research (Cooperation agreement)
Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges
FIFA and UEFA
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Court (ICCt) (signatory)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Nonaligned Movement (NAM) (observer)
Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Organization of American States (OAS) (observer)
Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC)
Pacific Alliance (observer)
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Partnership for Peace (PFP)
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (dialogue partner)
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
TRACECA
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
World Bank
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Armenia edit

Law of Armenia

Social issues in Armenia

Armenian Air Force Su-25's during a military parade in Yerevan.

Military of Armenia edit

Armenian soldiers at the 2010 Moscow Victory Day Parade

Military of Armenia

Command
- Commander-in-chief:
  - Ministry of Defence of Armenia
Forces
- Air Force of Armenia
- Army of Armenia
  - List of equipment of the Armenian Armed Forces
- Navy of Armenia: None
Military history of Armenia
- List of wars involving Armenia
Military ranks of Armenia
National Security Service of Armenia

Local government in Armenia edit

Local government in Armenia

History of Armenia edit

The short-lived Roman province of Armenia in 117, north of Mesopotamia.

History of Armenia

Countries that officially recognize the events as genocide.

Countries where certain political parties, provinces or municipalities have recognized the events as genocide, independently from the government as a whole.

Culture of Armenia edit

Culture of Armenia

The pagan Garni Temple, probably built in the first century, is the only "Greco-Roman colonnaded building" in the post-Soviet states.^[2]

Languages of Armenia
- Armenian Sign Language
List of museums in Armenia
Media in Armenia
National symbols of Armenia
Public holidays in Armenia
World Heritage Sites in Armenia

Art in Armenia edit

Religion in Armenia edit

The Etchmiadzin Cathedral, Armenia's Mother Church

Religion in Armenia

Sports in Armenia edit

Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium

Sports in Armenia

Economy and infrastructure of Armenia edit

The redeveloped Yerevan downtown is the commercial and business centre of the city

Economy of Armenia

The main entrance to Zvartnots Airport

Transport in Armenia

Education in Armenia edit

Education in Armenia

References edit

^ "Armenia". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
^ Charles W. Hartley; G. Bike Yazicioğlu; Adam T. Smith, eds. (2012). The Archaeology of Power and Politics in Eurasia: Regimes and Revolutions. Cambridge University Press. p. 65. ISBN 978-1-107-01652-1. ...the unique temple-tomb at Garni, just east of Yerevan – the only Greco-Roman colonnaded building anywhere in the Soviet Union.

External links edit

Wikimedia Atlas of Armenia

[CIA_World_Factbook-1] "Armenia". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.

[2] Charles W. Hartley; G. Bike Yazicioğlu; Adam T. Smith, eds. (2012). The Archaeology of Power and Politics in Eurasia: Regimes and Revolutions. Cambridge University Press. p. 65. ISBN 978-1-107-01652-1. ...the unique temple-tomb at Garni, just east of Yerevan – the only Greco-Roman colonnaded building anywhere in the Soviet Union.

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