Loading ...Official title: Republic of Armenia
Location: Southwestern Asia, east of Turkey
Borders: Georgia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkey
Total area: 29,800 km2 (Size of Vancouver Island)
Full location:Republic of Armenia is in the eastern part of the Armenian Plateau bounded north by the Republic of Georgia, east by Azerbaijani Republic, south by Islamic Republic of Iran and west by Turkish Republic
Natural resources: small deposits of gold, copper, molybdenum, zinc, aluminum
Time zone: GMT +4 hours (9 hours ahead of Ottawa)
Climate: highland continental, hot summers, cold winters
Population: 3,5 million
Government: Presidential Republic
Constitution: Adopted by nationwide referendum, July 5, 1995
Ethnic groups: 96% Armenians, 4% Kurds, Yezids, Russians, Jews, Assyrians, and Greeks
Language:
- Official: Eastern Armenian
- Others: Western Armenian, Russian, English, French, German, Kurdish, Greek, and Hebrew-Yiddish
Religion:
- Armenian Apostolic Christian. The head of the church – the Catholicos of all Armenians resides in Etchmiatsin
- Others: Armenian Catholic, Armenian Protestant, Russian Orthodox, Jewish, Greek Orthodox, Assirian Nestorian
Independence: September 21, 1991 (declared from the USSR)
Capital: Yerevan, population 1,2 million
Currency:The value of the Armenian national currency – Dram (AMD). Dram (AMD)=100 lumas
Exchange rate:550AMD=1USD; 370AMD=1CAD
Telephone:International country code: 374 + 1 – (Yerevan), 374 + 9 – Mobile phones
Ethnic Groups: Armenians (94%), Russians (6%), Ukrainians, Yezdi, Kurds, Greeks, Assyrians, Jews, Ouds and others
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National holiday: Independence Day, September 21
Days And Memorial Days
- From December 31 till January 6
Christmas Holidays and New Year - March 8
The international day of women - April 7
Day of beauty and motherhood - April 24
Day dedicated to the victims of the genocide - May 9
Victory and peace day - May 28
First Republic day - July 5
Constitution day - September 21
Independence day - December 7
Day dedicated to the victims of earthquake
National, church, professional and other holidays and memorial days are celebrated in Republic of Armenia.
Power Supply220V three phase current. An adapter is recommended.
