Republic of Armenia
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| Capital and largest city | Yerevan 40°11′N 44°31′E / 40.183°N 44.517°E |
| Official languages | Armenian[1] |
| Ethnic groups (2011) | |
| Religion | Christianity (Armenian Apostolic Church)[4] |
| Demonym(s) | Armenian |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary republic |
| Armen Sarkissian | |
| Nikol Pashinyan | |
| Ararat Mirzoyan | |
| Legislature | National Assembly |
| Establishment history | |
| 6th century BC | |
• Kingdom of Greater Armenia united under the Artaxiad Dynasty[6] | 190 BC[5] |
| 52–428 | |
| 885–1045 | |
| 1198–1375 | |
| 28 May 1918 | |
| 1936–1991 | |
• Independence from the Soviet Union | 21 September 1991 |
| Area | |
• Total | 29,743 km2 (11,484 sq mi) (138th) |
• Water (%) | 4.71[7] |
| Population | |
• 2020 estimate | 2,956,900  [8] (137th) |
• 2011 census | 3,018,854 [9][10] |
• Density | 101.5/km2 (262.9/sq mi) (99th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $32.893 billion[11] |
• Per capita | $10,995[11] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $13.444 billion[11] (127th) |
• Per capita | $4,527[11] (104th) |
| Gini (2018) |  34.4[12]medium |
| HDI (2018) |  0.760[13]high · 81st |
| Currency | Dram (֏) (AMD) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +374 |
| ISO 3166 code | AM |
| Internet TLD | |
Armenia
Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located in Western Asia, on the Armenian Highlands, it is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, the de facto independent Republic of Artsakh and Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and Azerbaijan's exclave of Nakhchivan to the south.