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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Our Fatherland hasSubject Armenia
law of the Republic of Armenia country Armenia
this entity surface form: Republic of Armenia
law of the Republic of Armenia jurisdiction Armenia
this entity surface form: Republic of Armenia
state choirs of Armenia regionServed Armenia
this entity surface form: Republic of Armenia
Gegharkunik Province country Armenia
Gegharkunik Province partOf Armenia
this entity surface form: Republic of Armenia
Sevan Island (now a peninsula) country Armenia
subject surface form: Sevan Island
Sevan country Armenia
Sevan locatedIn Armenia
Gavar country Armenia
Gavar partOf Armenia
this entity surface form: Republic of Armenia
Gavar hasNationalAffiliation Armenia
Martuni country Armenia
Martuni partOf Armenia
this entity surface form: Republic of Armenia
Martuni isPopulatedPlaceIn Armenia
Vardenis country Armenia
Sevanavank Monastery country Armenia
Armn usedInCountry Armenia
Law on the National Flag of Armenia jurisdiction Armenia
this entity surface form: Republic of Armenia
Armenian embassies abroad country Armenia
this entity surface form: Republic of Armenia
AMD country Armenia
AMD legalTenderIn Armenia
Central Bank of Armenia jurisdiction Armenia
this entity surface form: Republic of Armenia
Presidential Palace, Yerevan ownedBy Armenia
this entity surface form: Republic of Armenia
Constitution of Armenia jurisdiction Armenia
this entity surface form: Republic of Armenia
Standard of the President of Armenia governmentalSymbolOf Armenia
this entity surface form: Republic of Armenia
Armenian passports country Armenia
Armenian passports sovereignState Armenia
this entity surface form: Republic of Armenia
Hayravank Monastery country Armenia
Sevan National Park country Armenia
retreat of the Ten Thousand hasLocation Armenia
subject surface form: Retreat of the Ten Thousand
Ararat plain country Armenia
Ararat plain partlyIn Armenia