Armenia

Republic of Armenia
Republic of Armenia; Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն; Hayastani Hanrapetut’yun (Armenian)
	Flag Coat of arms
	Anthem: ; Մեր Հայրենիք; Mer Hayrenik; "Our Fatherland";
Ntsindza-doroba	Yerevan; 40°11′N 44°31′E / 40.183°N 44.517°E
Tindzimi-Ximfumo	Armenian
Ethnic groups (2011)	98.1% Armenians; 1.2% Yazidis; 0.4% Russians; 0.3% other;
Religion	Armenian Apostolic Church
Demonym	Armenian
Government	Unitary parliamentary republic
• President	Armen Sarkissian
• Prime Minister	Nikol Pashinyan
• President of the National Assembly	Ara Babloyan
Legislature	National Assembly
Formation and independence
• Traditional date	2492 BC
• Hayasa-Azzi	1500–1290 BC
• Arme-Shupria	14th century–1190 BC
• Urartu	860–590 BC
• Orontid dynasty	6th century BC
• Kingdom of Greater; Armenia united under; the Artaxiad Dynasty	190 BC
• Arsacid dynasty	52–428
• Bagratid Armenia	885–1045
• Kingdom of Cilicia	1198–1375
• First Republic of Armenia declared	; 28 May 1918
• Independence from the Soviet Union	21 September 1991
Area
• Total	29,743 km2 (11,484 sq mi) (138th)
• Water (%)	4.71
Population
• 2016 estimate	2,924,816
• 2011 census	3,018,854 (134th)
• Density	101.5/km2 (262.9/sq mi) (99th)
GDP (PPP)	2017 estimate
• Total	$28,282 billion
• Per capita	$9,456
GDP (nominal)	2017 estimate
• Total	$11,548 billion
• Per capita	$3,861
Gini (2013)	31.5; medium
HDI (2015)	0.743; high · 84th
Currency	Dram (֏) (AMD)
Time zone	AMT (UTC+4)
Drives on the	right
Calling code	+374
Patron saint	St. Gregory
ISO 3166 code	AM
Internet TLD	.am; .հայ;

Coordinates: 40°N 45°E / 40°N 45°E / 40; 45 Armenia i tiko ra Axiya.

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↑ "Constitution of Armenia, Article 20". president.am.
↑ Asatryan, Garnik; Arakelova, Victoria (Yerevan 2002). The Ethnic Minorities in Armenia. Part of the OSCE. at WebCite (16 April 2010).
↑ Ministry of Culture of Armenia "The ethnic minorities in Armenia. Brief information" Archived 2017-10-10 at the Wayback Machine.. As per the most recent census in 2011. "National minority".
↑ "National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia - Official Web Site - parliament.am". www.parliament.am.
↑ Lang, David Marshall. Armenia: Cradle of Civilization. London: Allen and Unwin, 1970, p. 114. ISBN 0-04-956007-7.
↑ Redgate, Anna Elizabeth. The Armenians. Cornwall: Blackwell, 1998, pp. 16–19, 23, 25, 26 (map), 30–32, 38, 43 ISBN 0-631-22037-2.
↑ Redgate, A. E. (2000). The Armenians (Reprint ed.). Oxford: Blackwell. p. 5. ISBN 0-631-22037-2. "However, the most easily identifiable ancestors of the later Armenian nation are the Urartians."
↑ de Laet, Sigfried J.; Herrmann, Joachim, eds. (1996). History of Humanity: From the seventh century B.C. to the seventh century A.D. (1st ed.). London: Routledge. p. 128. ISBN 978-92-3-102812-0. "The ruler of the part known as Greater Armenia, Artaxias (Artashes), the founder of a new dynasty, managed to unite the country..."
↑ Encyclopedia Americana: Ankara to Azusa. Scholastic Library Publishing. 2005. p. 393. "It was named for Artaxias, a general of Antiochus the Great, who founded the kingdom of Armenia about 190 B.C."
↑ "The World Fact Book – Armenia". Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 19 July 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2010. Unknown parameter |df= ignored (help)
↑ "World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision". ESA.UN.org (custom data acquired via website). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
↑ "Statistical Service of Armenia". Armstat. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
↑ "Armenia Population". countrymeters.info.
↑ ^14.0 ^14.1 ^14.2 ^14.3 "Report for Selected Countries and Subjects". World Economic Outlook Database, April 2018. Washington, D.C.: International Monetary Fund. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
↑ "Gini index". World Bank. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
↑ "Human Development Report 2016". United Nations. 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2017.

[1] "Constitution of Armenia, Article 20". president.am.

[2] Asatryan, Garnik; Arakelova, Victoria (Yerevan 2002). The Ethnic Minorities in Armenia. Part of the OSCE. at WebCite (16 April 2010).

[3] Ministry of Culture of Armenia "The ethnic minorities in Armenia. Brief information" Archived 2017-10-10 at the Wayback Machine.. As per the most recent census in 2011. "National minority".

[4] "National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia - Official Web Site - parliament.am". www.parliament.am.

[5] Lang, David Marshall. Armenia: Cradle of Civilization. London: Allen and Unwin, 1970, p. 114. ISBN 0-04-956007-7.

[6] Redgate, Anna Elizabeth. The Armenians. Cornwall: Blackwell, 1998, pp. 16–19, 23, 25, 26 (map), 30–32, 38, 43 ISBN 0-631-22037-2.

[7] Redgate, A. E. (2000). The Armenians (Reprint ed.). Oxford: Blackwell. p. 5. ISBN 0-631-22037-2. "However, the most easily identifiable ancestors of the later Armenian nation are the Urartians."

[8] Laet, Sigfried J.; Herrmann, Joachim, eds. (1996). History of Humanity: From the seventh century B.C. to the seventh century A.D. (1st ed.). London: Routledge. p. 128. ISBN 978-92-3-102812-0. "The ruler of the part known as Greater Armenia, Artaxias (Artashes), the founder of a new dynasty, managed to unite the country..."

[9] Encyclopedia Americana: Ankara to Azusa. Scholastic Library Publishing. 2005. p. 393. "It was named for Artaxias, a general of Antiochus the Great, who founded the kingdom of Armenia about 190 B.C."

[cia-fact-10] "The World Fact Book – Armenia". Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 19 July 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2010. Unknown parameter |df= ignored (help)

[UN_WPP-11] "World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision". ESA.UN.org (custom data acquired via website). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved 10 September 2017.

[Armenia_information-12] "Statistical Service of Armenia". Armstat. Retrieved 20 February 2014.

[News.am-13] "Armenia Population". countrymeters.info.

[IMF_GDP-14] 14.0 ^14.1 ^14.2 ^14.3 "Report for Selected Countries and Subjects". World Economic Outlook Database, April 2018. Washington, D.C.: International Monetary Fund. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2018.

[WB1-15] "Gini index". World Bank. Retrieved 12 May 2016.

[HDI-16] "Human Development Report 2016". United Nations. 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2017.

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Republic of Armenia Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն Hayastani Hanrapetut’yun (Armenian)
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Մեր Հայրենիք Mer Hayrenik "Our Fatherland"


Ntsindza-doroba	Yerevan 40°11′N 44°31′E / 40.183°N 44.517°E / 40.183; 44.517
Tindzimi-Ximfumo	Armenian^[1]
Ethnic groups (2011)	98.1% Armenians 1.2% Yazidis 0.4% Russians 0.3% other^[2]^[3]
Religion	Armenian Apostolic Church^[4]
Demonym	Armenian
Government	Unitary parliamentary republic
• President	Armen Sarkissian
• Prime Minister	Nikol Pashinyan
• President of the National Assembly	Ara Babloyan
Legislature	National Assembly
Formation and independence
• Traditional date	2492 BC
• Hayasa-Azzi	1500–1290 BC
• Arme-Shupria^[5]^[6]	14th century–1190 BC
• Urartu^[7]	860–590 BC
• Orontid dynasty	6th century BC
• Kingdom of Greater Armenia united under the Artaxiad Dynasty^[8]	190 BC^[9]
• Arsacid dynasty	52–428
• Bagratid Armenia	885–1045
• Kingdom of Cilicia	1198–1375
• First Republic of Armenia declared	28 May 1918
• Independence from the Soviet Union	21 September 1991
Area
• Total	29,743 km² (11,484 sq mi) (138th)
• Water (%)	4.71^[10]
Population
• 2016 estimate	2,924,816^[11]
• 2011 census	3,018,854^[12]^[13] (134th)
• Density	101.5/km² (262.9/sq mi) (99th)
GDP (PPP)	2017 estimate
• Total	$28,282 billion^[14]
• Per capita	$9,456^[14]
GDP (nominal)	2017 estimate
• Total	$11,548 billion^[14]
• Per capita	$3,861^[14]
Gini (2013)	31.5^[15] medium
HDI (2015)	0.743^[16] high · 84th
Currency	Dram (֏) (AMD)
Time zone	AMT (UTC+4)
Drives on the	right
Calling code	+374
Patron saint	St. Gregory
ISO 3166 code	AM
Internet TLD	.am .հայ