Location: Europe
Status: UN Country
Capital City: Yerevan
Main Cities: Gyoomree, Vanadzor
Population: 3,647,000
Area: 30,000 km2
Currency: 1 dram = 100 looma
Languages: Armenian, Russian
Religions: Christian (Armenian Apostolic Church)
More about Armenia: a republic in NW Asia: originally part of the historic Armenian kingdom; acquired by Russia in 1828; became the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1936; gained independence in 1991. It is mountainous, rising over 4000 m (13 000 ft.). Language: Armenian. Religion: Christian (Armenian Apostolic) majority. Currency: dram. Capital: Yerevan. Pop.: Pop.: 3 052 000 (2004 est.). Area: 29 800 sq. km (11 490 sq. miles)