Republic of Armenia-Hayastani Hanrapetutyun; Armenia-Hayastan; Independence Day-September 21, 1991 (the day of referendum);  Constitution-adopted through a referendum on July 5,1995; Flag-tricolor, horizontal stripes (from top to bottom) red, blue and orange; Coat of arms-the restored coat of arms of the First Republic (1918-1920); National Anthem-Mer Hayrenik-Our fatherland; System of governance-presidental; Legislative body-The National  Assembly; Capital city-Yerevan; Administrative Divisions-eleven provinces (marzes), including Yerevan; Currency unit-dram, introduced in 1993, app. 570 dram=1dollar (as of January 2003); Neighbouring countries-on the North:Georgia, on the East:Azerbaijan, on the South:Iran, on the South-West:Nakhijevan, (Azerbaijan), on the West:Turkey; Territory-29,764 square kilometres; Average altitude above sea level-1800 metres; Highest mountain peak-Mountain Aragats (4090 metres); Lowest altitude-380 metres in the Debed river canyon, Biggest body of water-lake Sevan (1,897metres above sea level, 81 metres deep, freshwater; Land use-cultivated:3,2%, pastures:29,8%, forests:12%, desert:17,8%, alpine:37,2%; Climate-dry continental, Rainfall-250mm/yr.; Average temperatures-in winter:10-15 below 0C, in summer:28-35C; Popopulation-3, 766, 000 (as of 1996); Average population density-125 per square kilometre; Ethnic breakdown-Armenians:96%, minorities:Yezidis, Greeks, Jews, Assyrians, Russians, Ukrainians; Language-Armenian (a branch of the Indo-European Family, with a unique alphabet); Prevailing religion-Armenian Apostolic, bazed in Holy Ejmiatsin, the seat of Chatolicos (Patriarch) of all Armenians; Time zone-GMT+3