Information about Armenia

Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն
Hayastani Hanrapetowt’yown
Republic of Armenia
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Motto
Մեկ Ազգ, Մեկ Մշակույթ  (Armenian)
"Mek Azg, Mek Mshakowyt"  (transliteration)
"One Nation, One Culture"
Anthem
Mer Hayrenik
Our Fatherland

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Location of Armenia
Capital
(and largest city)
Yerevan1
Official languagesArmenian
DemonymArmenian
GovernmentUnitary republic
 - PresidentRobert Kocharyan
 - Prime MinisterSerzh Sargsyan
Formation and independence
 - Traditional[1]
August 11 2492 BC 
 - Urartu under Aramu
840s BC 
 - Tigranes Orontid
560 BC 
 - Kingdom of Armenia
formed

190 BC 
 - Armenian Apostolic Church
301 AD 
 - Democratic Republic of Armenia established
May 28 1918 
 - Independence
from the Soviet Union
Declared
Recognised
Finalised
August 23 1990
September 21 1991
December 25 1991 
 - Water (%)4.71
Population
 - 2005 estimate3,215,8002 (136th3)
 - 2001 census3,002,594 
GDP (PPP)2005 estimate
 - Total$14.17 billion (127th)
 - Per capita$4,270 (115th)
Gini? (2003)33.8 (medium
HDI (2004) 0.768 (medium) (80th)
CurrencyDram (AMD)
Time zoneUTC (UTC+4)
 - Summer (DST)DST (UTC+5)
Internet TLD.am
Calling code+374
1Alternatively spelled "Erevan", "Jerevan", or "Erivan".
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References

1. ^ date of the Battle of Dyutsaznamart of Khorenac‘i's History as calculated by Mikayel Chamchian (1784); see Razmik Panossian, The Armenians: From Kings And Priests to Merchants And Commissars, Columbia University Press (2006), ISBN 978-0231139267, p. 106.
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Writing system: Armenian alphabet 
Official status
Official language of: Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh
Regulated by: National Academy of Sciences of Armenia
Language codes
ISO 639-1: hy
ISO 639-2: arm (B)
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There are various systems of romanization of the Armenian alphabet.

Armenian ա բ գ դ ե զ է ը թ ժ ի լ խ ծ կ հ ձ ղ ճ մ յ ն շ ո չ
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For the Radiohead song, see "The National Anthem".
A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a country's government as the official
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"Mer Hayrenik" (Armenian script: "Մեր Հայրենիք"; English translation: "Our Fatherland") is the national anthem of Armenia.
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capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has a second meaning based on an alternative sense of "capital") is the center of government.
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Armenia is the only republic of the former Soviet Union that boasts a nearly-homogeneous population. It is also the second-most densely populated post-Soviet state after Moldova.
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Yerevan
Երեւա?


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Location of Yerevan in Armenia
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Country  Armenia
Established 782 BC

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 Armenian
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Writing system: Armenian alphabet 
Official status
Official language of: Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh
Regulated by: National Academy of Sciences of Armenia
Language codes
ISO 639-1: hy
ISO 639-2: arm (B)
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8 to 10 million[1]
Regions with significant populations
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government is a body that has the power to make and the authority to enforce rules and laws within a civil, corporate, religious, academic, or other organization or group.[1]
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Armenia

This article is part of the series:
Politics of Armenia


  • Constitution
  • National Assembly
  • President of Armenia
  • Robert Kocharian
  • Prime Minister

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Robert Sedraki Kocharyan (IPA: [ɾobɛɹtʼ sɛdɹɑk’i kʰotʃʰɑɹjɑn], Armenian:
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Armenia

This article is part of the series:
Politics of Armenia


  • Constitution
  • National Assembly
  • President of Armenia
  • Robert Kocharian
  • Prime Minister

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Serzh Sargsyan (Armenian Սերժ Սարգսյան, born on June 30, 1954 in Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh, is the current Prime Minister of Armenia.
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August 11 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.

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c. 2900 BC–2334 BC — Mesopotamian wars of the Early Dynastic period.
  • c. 2500 BC — Scribal schools flourish throughout Sumer.
  • c. 2500 BC — Cylinder seal from Sumer and its impression are made.
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    Aramu or Arame was the first known king of Urartu. Living at the time of Shalmaneser III (ruled 859 BC-824 BC), Aram united the Nairi tribe against the threat of the Assyrian Empire. His capital at Arzashkun was captured by Shalmaneser.
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    9th century BC - 8th century BC

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    The Orontid Dynasty (in Armenian: Երվանդունիների թագավորություն) was the first known Armenian dynasty.
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    6th century BC - 5th century BC

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    The Kingdom of Armenia (or Greater Armenia) was an independent kingdom from 190 BC to 66 BC, and a client state of either the Roman or Persian empires until AD 428.Stretching from the Caspian to the Mediterranean Seas.
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    2nd century BC - 1st century BC
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    Armenian Apostolic Church (Armenian: Հայ Առաքելական Եկեղեցի, Hay Arakelagan Yegeghetzi), sometimes called the Armenian Orthodox Church or the
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    For the article, see Article 301 (Turkish penal code).
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    The Democratic Republic of Armenia (DRA; Armenian: Դեմոկրատական Հայաստանի
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