Area total: 29,800 sq km land: 28,400 sq km water: 1,400 sq km
Population: 2,982,904 (July 2005 est.)
Ethnic groups
Armenian 93% Azeri 1% Russian 2% other (mostly Yezidi Kurds) 4% (2002) note: as of the end of 1993, virtually all Azeris had emigrated from Armenia
Capital: Yerevan , population 1,260,000
Largest Cities
Gyumri – 210,000 Vanadzor – 170,000 Ejmiatsin Kapan Alaverdi
Official Language
Armenian 96% Russian 2% other 2%
Religion
Armenian Apostolic 94% other Christian 4% Yezidi (Zoroastrian/animist) 2%
Political system: republic
GDP: purchasing power parity – $13.65 billion (2004 est.)
GDP per head: purchasing power parity – $4,600 (2004 est.)
Annual growth: 9% (2004 est.)
GDP – composition by sector
agriculture: 22.9% industry: 36.1% services: 41.1% (2004 est.)
Inflation: 3.5% (2004 est.)
Internet TLD: .am