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)
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
Ethnic groups: 96% Armenians, 4% Kurds, Yezids, Russians, Jews, Assyrians, and Greeks
Language: Armenian
Religion: Armenian Apostolic Christian
Independence: September 21, 1991 (declared from the USSR)
Capital: Yerevan, population 1,2 million
Currency: Dram (AMD)=100 lumas
Exchange rate: 550AMD=1USD; 370AMD=1CAD
Area code: 374 +1 (Yerevan)
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National holiday: Independence Day, September 21
Constitution: Adopted by nationwide referendum, July 5, 1995