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Azerbaijan ... Click here for our free Welcome to Paradise screen saver You'll love this! Armenia: Overview The Republic of Armenia lies in a triangular section of the Transcaucasus, bordered by Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkey and the Republic of Georgia. With an area of 29,800 square kilometers (11,490 square miles), the country is just slightly larger than the state of Maryland.
The capital city, Yerevan, lies on the Hrazdan River, and is home to some 1.2 million people. The next three largest cities are Gyumri(pop. 121,000), Vanadzor (pop. 74,000) and Abovian (pop. 54,000). Another important city is Echmiadzin, located some 20 miles west of Yerevan, which is the seat of the patriarchate of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
POPULATION
Ethnic Armenians comprise nearly 96 percent of the republic's 3.6 million population, with the remainder being Kurds, Yezidis, Russians, Jews, Assyrians, and Greeks. The majority (68%) lives in urban areas. One third of the total population lives in the capital city of Yerevan. There are 27 cities, 31 towns, and 921 villages with the population density ranging from 17 to 330 per sq. kilometer. Armenia?s administrative structure consists of 10 districts and the city of Yerevan which has a district status.
In the beginning of the 1990s, there was a spontaneous migration of Armenians. Due to the lack of the official statistics, the numbers are based on the estimates. About 500,000 people (12-13% of the total population) have left Armenia since 1993. The most intensive migration was to the central and southern regions of the Russian Federation, as well as to various CIS [Commonwealth of Independent States] countries. At least 40, 000 people left for the United States and other industrialized countries. Estimated 60% of the total eight million Armenians lives outside Armenia in 60 countries, with one million in each the U.S. and Russia. Significant Armenian communities are in Georgia, France, Iran, Lebanon, Syria, Argentina, and Canada. | |
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