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Brief Info:

Capital: Yerevan.

Official language: Armenian

Official name: Hayastani Hanrapetoutioun (Republic of Armenia)

Area: 11,500sq.mi. (29,800sq.km) Greatest Distances-north-sough, 170 mi.(275 km); east-west, 130 mi. (210 km).

Elevation: Highest-Mount Aragats, 13,419 ft. (4,090 m) above sea level. Lowest- Araks River at the southerneastern border, 1,475 ft.(450 m) above sea level.

Population: Estimated 1994 population - 3,526,000; density, 306 persons per sq. mi. (118 per sq.km); distribution, 68 percent urban, 32 percent rural.1989 census-3,283,000. Estimated 1999 population - 3,669,000.

Chief products: Agriculture-apricots, barley, cattle, peaches, quinces, sheep, walnuts, wheat, wine grapes. Manufacturing-chemicals, electronic products, machinery, processed food, synthetic rubber, textiles. Mining-copper, cold, lead, zinc.

Flag: Armenia's flag has three horizontal stripes. From top to bottom, the stripes are red, blue, and orange.

Administrative Devision: Armenia is divided into 11administrative region (marz): Ararat, Aragatzotn, Armavir Gegharkunik, Lori, Kotajk,Vajoc Dzor, Shirak, Syunik, Tavush and capital Yerevan as a marz, and into a smaller 37 districts...

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