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Overview

<p>The Republic of Armenia is a sovereign, democratic, social and legal state. The state power is administered pursuant to the Constitution and the laws based on the principle of separation of the legislative, executive and judicial powers.</p> <p><img height="125" width="560" alt="" src="/u_files/image/armenia_pics/overall.jpg" /></p> <p><strong>Official Name:&nbsp;</strong><br /> Republic of Armenia - Hayastani Hanrapetoutyun</p> <p><strong>Capital City:&nbsp;</strong><br /> Yerevan</p> <p><strong>Major Cities:&nbsp;</strong><br /> Gyumri, Vanadzor</p> <p><strong>Official Language:&nbsp;</strong><br /> Armenian</p> <p><strong>Religion:&nbsp;</strong><br /> Christian, Armenian Apostolic Church</p> <p><img alt="" src="/u_files/image/armenia_pics/religion.jpg" /></p> <p><strong>Currency Unit:&nbsp;</strong><br /> Armenian Dram, introduced in 1993.</p> <p><strong>Population:&nbsp;</strong><br /> 3 210 000 (as of 2001)</p> <p><strong>Ethnic Composition:&nbsp;</strong><br /> Armenians - 96%<br /> Minorities: Russians, Yezidis, Kurds, Assyrians, Greeks, Ukrainians, Jews and others</p> <p><strong>Natural Resources:&nbsp;</strong><br /> Armenia is rich in coal, iron, bauxite, molybdenum, gold, silver, lead and zinc. Substantial deposits of pumice, marble, tufa, perlite, limestone, basalt and salt exist. Precious and semi-precious stones are also abundant.</p> <p><strong>Territory:&nbsp;</strong><br /> 29.74 thousand square kilometers</p> <p><img alt="" src="/u_files/image/armenia_pics/nature.jpg" /></p> <p><strong>Average Altitude Above Sea Level:&nbsp;</strong><br /> 1 800 meters</p> <p><strong>Highest Mountain Peak:&nbsp;</strong><br /> Aragats (4 090 meters)</p> <p><strong>Geographic Position:&nbsp;</strong><br /> in the South: 38o50' Northern Latitude;<br /> in the North: 41o20' Northern Latitude:<br /> in the West: 43o30' Eastern Longitude;<br /> in the East: 46o00' Eastern Longitude&nbsp;<br /> <br /> <strong>Neighbouring Countries:</strong><br /> in the North: Georgia;<br /> in the East: Azerbaijan;<br /> in the South: Iran;<br /> in the South-West: Nakhijevan (Azerbaijan);<br /> in the West: Turkey.</p>
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