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Country Overview
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Largest Cities
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City
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Population
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Estimated
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Gyumri
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148,381
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2020
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Vanadzor
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101,098
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2020
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Yerevan
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1,093,485
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2020
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| Region: |
Asia / Caucasus |
| Population: |
3,017,370 |
| Area Total: |
29,800km2 |
| Area Land: |
28,400km2 |
| Coast Line: |
0km |
| Capital: |
Yerevan |
| Climate: |
Highland continental, hot summers, cold winters |
| Languages: |
Armenian is the official language; Russian is spoken by a significant minority; other spoken languages include Azerbaijani, Ukrainian, Greek, Georgia, Karachay-Balkar and Kurmanji (Northern Kurdish); records also indicate evidences of Assyrian Neo-Aramaic |
| Currency: |
1 dram = 100 luma |
| Holiday: |
Referendum Day is 21 September, Armenian Christmas is 6 January, Republic Day is 28 May (1918) |
Average Daily Temperature
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| January: |
°C / 20.70°F |
| July: |
°C / 67.20°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 17.5" |
Boundaries
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Turkey
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268 km
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Georgia
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164 km
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Iran
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35 km
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Ethnic Divisions
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Armenian
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93.00%
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Azeri
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3.00%
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Russian
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2.00%
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Yezidi Kurds
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2.00%
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Religions
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Armenian Orthodox
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94.00%
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Other Christians
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4.00%
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Yezidi (Zoroastrian/animist)
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2.00%
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