Armenia

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Armenia is a landlocked country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia, known for its ancient Christian heritage, mountainous landscapes, and historical role as one of the world's oldest civilizations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf landlocked country
sovereign state
adoptedChristianityAsStateReligion early 4th century
borderCountry Azerbaijan
Georgia
Iran
Turkey
callingCode +374
capital Erivan Governorate
surface form: Yerevan
climate continental
continent Asia
currency Armenian dram
diasporaSignificant true
dominantChurch Armenian Apostolic Church
drivesOn right
formerEntity Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic
genocidePerpetratorState Ottoman Empire
governmentType unitary parliamentary republic
hasLake Lake Sevan
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister
surface form: Prime Minister of Armenia
headOfStateTitle President of Armenia
historicalEvent Armenian Genocide
historicalPredecessor First Republic of Armenia
Kingdom of Urartu
surface form: Kingdom of Armenia
independenceDeclared 1991
independenceFrom Soviet Union
internetTLD .am
ISO3166-1Alpha2 AM
ISO3166-1Alpha3 ARM
largestCity Erivan Governorate
surface form: Yerevan
locatedOn Armenian Highlands
memberOf Collective Security Treaty Organization
Council of Europe
Eurasian Economic Union
United Nations
mountainous true
nationalAnthem Mer Hayrenik
nationalSport chess
wrestling
nationalSymbol Coat of arms of Armenia
Flag of Armenia
Mount Ararat
officialLanguage Classical Armenian
surface form: Armenian
oldestChristianState true
partOf Caucasus
surface form: Caucasus region
region South Caucasus
religionMajority Christianity
religiousHeritage ancient Christian monasteries
timeZone UTC+4
UNMemberStateSince 1992
writingSystem Armenian alphabet

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President of Armenia country Armenia
President of Armenia jurisdiction Armenia
this entity surface form: Republic of Armenia
Coat of arms of Armenia usedBy Armenia
this entity surface form: Republic of Armenia
Flag of Armenia country Armenia
Flag of Armenia usedBy Armenia
this entity surface form: Republic of Armenia
Mer Hayrenik country Armenia
Mer Hayrenik usedBy Armenia
this entity surface form: Republic of Armenia
Lake Sevan country Armenia
Lake Sevan basinCountry Armenia
Mount Ararat nearBorderWith Armenia
Kagizman nearBorder Armenia
Akhalkalaki nearBorderWith Armenia
Akhalkalaki hasNearbyCountry Armenia
William Saroyan burialPlace Armenia
Armen usedInCountry Armenia
Debed River country Armenia
Debed River sourceLocation Armenia
Somkheti Range country Armenia
Kura basinCountry Armenia
southern Georgia bordersCountry Armenia
subject surface form: Southern Georgia
Mount Aragats country Armenia
Mount Aragats highestPointOf Armenia
Yerevan, Armenia country Armenia
subject surface form: Yerevan
Yerevan, Armenia capitalOf Armenia
subject surface form: Yerevan
Yerevan, Armenia largestCityOf Armenia
subject surface form: Yerevan
Yerevan, Armenia isPoliticalCenterOf Armenia
subject surface form: Yerevan
Yerevan, Armenia isEconomicCenterOf Armenia
subject surface form: Yerevan
Yerevan, Armenia isCulturalCenterOf Armenia
subject surface form: Yerevan