ARMENIA
Capital
Yerevan
Ethnic groups
97.9% Armenian,
1.3% Yazidis,
0.5% Russian,
0.3% others.
Flag of Armenia
Coat of arms of Armenia
Coat of arms
of Armenia
Located at the crossroads of Western
Asia and Eastern Europe,[10] it is
bordered by Turkey to the west,
Georgia to the north, the de facto
independent Nagorno-Karabakh
Republic and Azerbaijan to the east,
and Iran and the Azerbaijani exclave
of Nakhchivan to the south.
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Shirak
Lori
Tavush
Aragatsotn
Armavir
Yerevan
Ararat
Kotayk
Gegharkunik
Vayots Dzor
Syunik
• Armenia is divided into ten
provinces (marzer, singular marz),
with the city (kaghak) of Yerevan
having special administrative
status as the country's capital. In
Yerevan, the chief executive is the
mayor, appointed by the president.
Languages
• Armenian is the only official
language even though Russian
is widely used, especially in
education,[91] and could be
considered as de facto "second
language". 94% of adult
Armenians consider it important
that their children learn
Russian.
Religion
Armenia was the first
nation to adopt
Christianity as a state
religion, an event
traditionally dated to AD
301.