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Armenia (/ ɑːr ˈ m iː n i ə / ⓘ ar-MEE-nee-ə), [14] [a] officially the Republic of Armenia, [b] is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. [15] [16] It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan to the south. [17]
Geography of Armenia. Armenia is a landlocked country in the South Caucasus region of the Caucasus. The country is geographically located in West Asia, within the Armenian plateau. [1][2][3] Armenia is bordered on the north and east by Georgia and Azerbaijan and on the south and west by Iran, Azerbaijan's exclave Nakhchivan, and Turkey.
As per 2022 census data, Armenian is the most widely spoken language at 99%, Kurdish at 1%, Russian at 65% and English at 5%. [ 46 ] Armenia is a member of La Francophonie, and hosted its annual summit in 2018. [ 47 ] The largest communities of the Armenian diaspora, are fluent in Russian and English.
Foreign relations. Armenia is a member of more than 70 different international organizations, including the following: Asian Development Bank. Collective Security Treaty Organization and the Commonwealth of Independent States. Council of Europe. The EU 's Eastern Partnership and the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly.
Armenian Oblast (1828–1840) – about half of the population. Erivan Governorate (1850–1917) – 3/5 of the population. Kars Oblast (1878–1918) – about 1/3 of the population, plurality. Elizavetpol Governorate (1868–1917) – about 1/3 of the population; majority in the Shusha uezd, significant part of the population of the Kazakh and ...
Armenia–Azerbaijan border. Coordinates: 40°18′N 45°50′E. Armenia–Azerbaijan state border, marked in red. The Armenia–Azerbaijan border (Armenian: Հայաստան–Ադրբեջան սահման, romanized: Hayastan–Adrbejan sahman; Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan–Ermənistan sərhədi) is the international border between the Republic ...
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Armenia: Armenia – landlocked mountainous country, located at the crossroads of Eastern Europe and Western Asia, in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia. A former republic of the Soviet Union, Armenia is a unitary, multiparty, democratic nation-state with an ancient and ...
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