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ވިކިޕީޑިއާ އިން
| Republic of Armenia
Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն
Hayastani Hanrapetut’yun |
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| Anthem: Մեր Հայրենիք (Armenian) Mer Hayrenik (transcription) "Our Fatherland" |
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| Capital (and largest city) |
 Yerevan40°11′N 44°31′E / 40.183°N 44.517°E |
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| Official languages | Armenian[1] | |||||
| Other language | Russian[2][3] | |||||
| Ethnic groups | 97.9% Armenian, 1.3% Yazidis, 0.5% Russian, 0.3% others.[4] |
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| Demonym | Armenian | |||||
| Government | Presidential republic[5] | |||||
| - | President | Serzh Sargsyan | ||||
| - | Prime Minister | Tigran Sargsyan | ||||
| - | Speaker | Hovik Abrahamyan | ||||
| Formation and independence | ||||||
| - | Democratic Republic of Armenia established | May 28, 1918 |
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| - | Independence from the Soviet Union Declared
Recognised Finalised |
August 23, 1990 September 21, 1991 December 25, 1991 |
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| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 29,743 km2 (141st) 11,484 sq mi |
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| - | Water (%) | 4.71 | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 2008 estimate | 3,238,000[6] (135th) | ||||
| - | Density | 108.4/km2 (99th) 280.7/sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2009 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $16.057 billion[7] | ||||
| - | Per capita | $4,916[7] | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2009 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $8.683 billion[7] | ||||
| - | Per capita | $2,658[7] | ||||
| Gini (2003) | 33.8 (medium) | |||||
| HDI (2007) |  0.798 (medium) (84rd) |
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| Currency | Dram (դր.) (AMD) |
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| Time zone | UTC (UTC+4) | |||||
| - | Summer (DST) | DST (UTC+5) | ||||
| Drives on the | right | |||||
| Internet TLD | .am | |||||
| Calling code | 374 | |||||
| Patron saint | St. Bartholomew the Apostle, St. Gregory the Illuminator, St. Jude the Apostle, Virgin Mary | |||||
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