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Armenia

40.0N 45.0E · 23 EVENTS · 9 DOMAINS
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1991 – present · Independent Armenia
5 EVENTS
21 September 1991 · Independence from the Soviet Union 2 REFS
1994 · First Nagorno-Karabakh War ceasefire 1 REF
1920 – 1991 · Soviet Armenia
3 EVENTS
1936 · Armenian SSR established 1 REF
1988 · Nagorno-Karabakh dispute erupts 1 REF
1375 – 1920 · Empires, the Genocide and the First Republic
4 EVENTS
1828 · Russia annexes eastern Armenia 1 REF
1915–1916 · The Armenian Genocide 2 REFS
885 – 1375 · Bagratid Ani and Cilician Armenia
4 EVENTS
885 · Bagratid kingdom restored 2 REFS
c. 961 · Ani becomes the Bagratid capital 2 REFS
301 CE – 885 CE · The First Christian Nation and the Alphabet
3 EVENTS
c. 301 CE · Armenia adopts Christianity 3 REFS
c. 405 CE · Mesrop Mashtots creates the Armenian alphabet 2 REFS
c. 860 BCE – 428 CE · Urartu and the Armenian Kingdom
4 EVENTS
782 BCE · Founding of Erebuni 2 REFS
95–55 BCE · Reign of Tigranes the Great 2 REFS
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Quick facts · atlas reference
Capital
Yerevan
Population
3.0 m
Area
29,743 km²
Region
Western Asia
Languages
Armenian
Currency
Armenian dram (֏)
Demonym
Armenian
UN member
Yes
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Economy

GDP
$29 B’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$9,474’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
7.2%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
3.3%’25 WB-WDI
Trade openness
101.7%’25 WB-WDI

Society

Population
3.1 m’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
78.3 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
65.9%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
1.7’24 WB-WDI
Literacy rate
99.8%’23 WB-WDI

Governance

Voice & accountability
59.0’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
53.5’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
44.3’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
57.0’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
54.5’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
50.8’24 WB-WGI

Health

Health spending
9.3%’23 WB-WHO
Physicians
3.36’22 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
9.6’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
96.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Safe drinking water
82.1%’24 WB-WHO

Education

Adult literacy
99.8%’23 WB-UNESCO
Education spending
2.4%’23 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
102.0%’24 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
90.9%’24 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
52.8%’24 WB-UNESCO

Technology

R&D spending
0.3%’24 WB-UNESCO
Researchers (per million)
942’24 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
81.3%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
135’24 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
23.6%’24 WB-WDI

Geography

Land area
28,199 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
11.6%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
58.6%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
2.5’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
9.1%’21 WB-WDI

Resources

Resource rents
7.1%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
6.8%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
0.3%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
100.0%’24 WB-WDI

Military

Military burden
5.5%’24 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$1.4 B’24 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
47,000’20 WB-SIPRI

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