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About the Republic of Armenia |
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Republic of Armenia: Basic Facts |
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Location |
South-western Asia |
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Country Name |
Republic of Armenia |
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Capital |
Yerevan |
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Area |
29,800 sq. km. |
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Total Land Boundary |
1,254 km |
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Neighbouring Countries |
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey and Iran |
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Climate |
highland continental, hot summers, cold winters |
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Population |
2,968,586 (July 2008, est.) |
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Ethnic Groups |
Armenians (97.9%), also Russians, Yezidis, Kurds, Assyrians, Greeks, Ukrainians, Jews, etc. |
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State Language |
Armenian |
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National Currency |
RA dram |
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Administrative Division |
10 provinces (marzer, singular - marz); Aragatsotn, Ararat, Armavir, Gegharkunik, Kotayk, Lorri, Shirak, Syunik, Tavush, Vayots Dzor |
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Legal System |
Continental (Romance-Germanic) Legal System |
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Constitution |
Adopted by nationwide referendum 5 July 1995; amendments adopted through a nationwide referendum 27 November 2005 |
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Government Type |
Semi-presidential |
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Chief of State |
President Serzh SARGSYAN (since 9 April 2008) |
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Executive Branch |
Government consisting of the Prime Minister and Ministers |
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Legislative Branch |
Unicameral National Assembly |
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Judicial Branch |
Constitutional Court; Court of Cassation, Court of Appeal, First Instance Courts and Specialised Courts |
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International organization participation |
ACCT (observer), ADB, BSEC, CE, CIS, CSTO, EAEC (observer), EAPC, EBRD, FAO, GCTU, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM (observer), OAS (observer), OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO |
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GDP 2007 |
$ 17.15 billion |
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GDP per capita 2007 |
$ 4,900 |
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GDP real growth rate 2007 |
13.8% |
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