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| Geographical unit: |
Entity: | Armenia | Main prefix: | EK | Time zone: | +4 h | Continent: | Asia |
Armenia | ![[104 kB]](Mapy/Big/Armenia.gif) |
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Coat of arms | Coin | Banknote | Stamp | Satellite image | | | | | |
Flag | Flag description | ![Details... [2 kB]](Bazy_danych/Flagi/Miniatury/am-lgflag.gif) | Three equal horizontal bands of red (top), blue, and orange. |
Armenia | Capital: | Yerevan
| Administrative divisions: | 11 provinces (marzer, singular - marz): Aragatsotn, Ararat, Armavir, Geghark'unik', Kotayk', Lorri, Shirak, Syunik', Tavush, Vayots' Dzor, and Yerevan.
| Population: | 2,971,650 (July 2007 est.)
| Languages: | Armenian 96%, Russian 2%, other 2%
| Geographic coordinates: | 40° 00' N, 45° 00' E | Area total: | 29,800 sq. km
| Land area: | 28,400 sq. km | Water area: | 1,400 sq. km | Total land boundaries: | 1,254 km | Borders with neighbor countries: | Azerbaijan-proper 566 km, Azerbaijan-Naxcivan exclave 221 km, Georgia 164 km, Iran 35 km, Turkey 268 km
| Coastline: | 0 km (landlocked)
| Elevation extremes: | Debed River 400 m - Aragats Lerrnagagat' 4,090 m
| Internet country code: | .am | Currency: | dram (AMD)
| Name - conventional long form: | Republic of Armenia | Name - conventional short form: | Armenia | Name - local long form: | Hayastani Hanrapetut'yun | Name - local short form: | Hayastan | Former name: | Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, Armenian Repubublic | Independence: | 21 September 1991 (from Soviet Union)
| Constitution: | adopted by nationwide referendum 5 July 1995
| Government type: | republic
| National holiday: | Independence Day, 21 September (1991)
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