REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA

 

THE PROVINCES OF ARMENIA

N

PROVINCE

ADM. CENTER

SETTLEMENTS

TERRITORY

1.

YEREVAN

YEREVAN

5

0, 230

2.

KOTAYK

HRAZDAN

73

2, 101

3.

ARMAVIR

ARMAVIR

101

1, 242

4. ARAGATSOTN

ASHTARAK

123

2, 756

5. GEGHARKUNIK

GAVAR

98

5, 348

6. SHIRAK

GYUMRI

135

2, 681

7. LORI

VANADZOR

136

3, 789

8. TAVUSH

IJEVAN

69

2, 704

9. ARARAT

ARTASHAT

100

2, 099

10. VAYOTS DZOR

YEGHEGHNADZOR

55

2, 308

11. SYUNIK

KAPAN

145

4, 506

 

TOTAL

 

1041

29, 764 th.sq.km

Kotayk Aragatsotn Lori Vayots Dzor Syunik Shirak Tavush Gegharkunik Ararat Yerevan Armavir

    

   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