Armenia

	Republic of Armenia ; Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն; Hayastani Hanrapetut῾yun
Flag	Coat of Arms
	Anthem: Մեր Հայրենիք; Mer Hayrenik; Our Fatherland
	Patron Saint(s): ; St. Bartholomew the Apostle,; St. Gregory the Illuminator,; St. Jude the Apostle,; Virgin Mary
	Location of Armenia on the European continent
Capital	Yerevan;
Official languages	Armenian
Demonym	Armenian
	Government
- Type	Presidential republic
- President	Serzh Sargsyan
- Prime Minister	Tigran Sargsyan
- Speaker of Parliament	Hovik Abrahamyan
Formation
Founded	August 11, 2492 BC22 July 2491 BC; 21 Av 1269 He; 21 Tammuz 1512 AM
Urartu under Aramu	840 BC840 BC; 2921 He; 3164 AM
Tigranes Orontid	560 BC560 BC; 3201 He; 3444 AM
Kingdom	190 BC190 BC; 3571 He; 3814 AM
Armenian Apostolic Church	301 AD301 AD; 4061 He; 4304 AM
Republic declared	May 28, 191828 May 1918; 17 Sivan 5678 He; 17 Sivan 5921 AM
Independence	August 23, 199023 August 1990; 2 Elul 5750 He; 2 Elul 5993 AM
Area
- Total	29,800 km²29,800,000 dunams ; 11,505.844 mi² (142nd)
- Water	4.71 %4.71 %
Population
- 20082008; 5768 He; 6011 AM estimate	3,231,900
- 20012001; 5761 He; 6004 AM census	3,002,594 (103rd)
- Density	101 km⁻²261.589 mi⁻²
GDP (PPP)	20082008; 5768 He; 6011 AM estimate
- Total	$19,298,000,000
- Per capita	$5,437
GDP (nominal)	20082008; 5768 He; 6011 AM estimate
- Total	$12,070,000,000
- Per capita	$3,400
Currency	Dram (դր) (AMD)
Time zone	AMT (UTC+4)
- Summer (DST)	AMST (UTC+5)
Internet TLD	.am
Calling code	+374

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Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստան, Hayastan), officially the Republic of Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն, Hayastani Hanrapetut’yun), is a landlocked mountainous country in Europe between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, located in the Southern Caucasus. It shares borders with Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and the Nakhchivan exclave of Azerbaijan to the south. Its capital is Yerevan.