Armenia

Republic of Armenia Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն Hayastani Hanrapetut’yun
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem:  Մեր Հայրենիք Mer Hayrenik "Our Fatherland"
Capital and largest city	Yerevan 40°11′N 44°31′E / 40.183°N 44.517°E / 40.183; 44.517
Official languages	Armenian
Recognised national languages	Assyrian, Greek, Kurdish and Russian
Spoken and written language	Eastern Armenian
Official script	Armenian alphabeta
Ethnic groups ()	97.9% Armenians  1.3% Yazidis  0.5% Russians  0.3% other
Demonym	Armenian
Government	Unitary semi-presidential republic
• President	Serzh Sargsyan
• Prime Minister	Karen Karapetyan
Legislature	National Assembly
Formation and independence
• Traditional date	2492 BCE
• Hayasa-Azzi	1500–1290 BCE
• Arme-Shupria	14th century–1190 BCE
• Urartu	860–590 BCE
• Orontid dynasty	6th century BCE
• Kingdom of Greater Armenia united under the Artaxiad Dynasty	190 BCE
• Arsacid dynasty	52–428
• Bagratid Armenia	885–1045
• Kingdom of Cilicia	1198–1375
• First Republic of Armenia declared	28 May 1918
• Independence from Soviet Union	23 August 1990b 21 September 1991c 26 December 1991d
Area
• Total	29,743 km2 (11,484 sq mi) (141st)
• Water (%)	4.71
Population
• 2016 estimate	3.0 million
• 2011 census	3,018,854 (134th)
• Density	101.5/km2 (262.9/sq mi) (99th)
GDP (PPP)	2016 estimate
• Total	$26.560 billion
• Per capita	$8,881
GDP (nominal)	2016 estimate
• Total	$10.754 billion
• Per capita	$3,595
Gini (2013)	31.5 medium
HDI (2014)	0.733 high · 85th
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
Reformed orthography. Declared sovereignty. Declared independence via an Referendum Independence was officially widely recognized after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The current constitution was adopted on 5 July 1995.

Coordinates: 40°N 45°E / 40°N 45°E / 40; 45

Armenia (ⁱ/ɑːrˈmiːniə/, /-ˈmiːnjə/;Armenian: Հայաստան, tr. Hayastan, IPA: [hɑjɑsˈtɑn]), officially the Republic of Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն, tr. Hayastani Hanrapetut’yun), is a sovereign state in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia. A European country located in Western Asia on the "Armenian Highlands", it is bordered by Turkey to the west, Russia and Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and Azerbaijan's exclave of Nakhchivan to the south.