Soviet Socialist Republic of Armenia

Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic
Армя́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респу́блика Հայկական Սովետական Սոցիալիստական Հանրապետություն
Independent state (1920–22) Part of Transcaucasian SFSR within the Soviet Union (1922–36) Republic of the Soviet Union (1936–91)
1920–1991
Flag State emblem
Anthem Anthem of Armenian SSR
Location of the Armenian SSR (red) within the Soviet Union in 1990.
Capital		Yerevan
Languages		Armenian, Russian
Government		Soviet Socialist Republic
History
•	Established	2 December 1920
•	Admitted to the USSR	30 December 1922
•	Disestablished	21 September 1991
Area
•	1989	29,800 km2 (11,500 sq mi)
Population
•	1989 est.	3,287,700
Density		110/km2 (286/sq mi)
Calling code		+7 885
Preceded by Succeeded by First Republic of Armenia Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic Armenia
Today part of		Armenia

Armenia (/ɑːrˈmiːniə/ ( listen), /-ˈmiːnjə/;Armenian: Հայաստան, tr. Hayastan, IPA: [hɑjɑsˈtɑn]; Russian: Армения; Armeniya), officially the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic (Armenian SSR; Armenian: Haykakan Sovetakan Soc'ialistakan Hanrapetut'yun; Russian: Армя́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респу́блика Armyanskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialističeskaya Respublika), also commonly referred to as Soviet Armenia, was one of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union in December 1922 located in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia. It was established in December 1920, when the Soviets took over control of the short-lived First Republic of Armenia and lasted until 1991. It is sometimes called the Second Republic of Armenia, following the First Republic of Armenia's demise.