Review of Armenia
Official Name: Republic of Armenia - Hayastany Hanrapetoutyun (Hayastan)
Capital City: Yerevan
Major Cities: Gyumri, Vanadzor
Official Language: Armenian
Religion: Christian, Armenian Apostolic Church
Currency Unit: Armenian Dram, introduced in 1993.
Population: 3,002,000 (as of 2001)
Ethnic Breakdown:
Armenians - 96%
Minorities: Russians, Yezidis, Kurds, Assyrians, Greeks, Ukrainians, Jews and others
Natural Resources:
Armenia is rich in copper, iron, bauxite, molybdenum, gold, silver, lead and zinc. Substantial deposits of pumice, marble, tufa, perlite, limestone, basalt and salt also exist. Precious and semi-precious stones are abundant.
Territory: 29.74 thousand square kilometers
Average Altitude Above Sea Level: 1,800 meters
Highest Mountain Peak: Aragats (4,090 meters)
Geographic Coordinates:
in the South: 38o 50� Northern Latitude;
in the North: 41o 20� Northern Latitude:
in the West: 43o 30� Eastern Longitude;
in the East: 46o 00� Eastern Longitude
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