� Government |
Country Name: |
conventional long form: Republic
of Armenia |
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conventional short form: Armenia |
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local long form: Hayastani Hanrapetut'yun |
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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) |
� Geography |
Location: |
Southwestern Asia, Southern Caucasus |
Coordinates |
40000 N, 45 000 E |
Area: |
29000 sq. km |
Border: |
1254 km |
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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 |
� People |
Population: |
3.336.000 (July 2001est.) |
Age Structure: |
0-14 years: 23.23% (male 394,194; female 380,911) |
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15-64 years: 67.04% (male 1,094,646; female
1,141,760) |
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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% |
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Males - 99% |
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Females - 98% |