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| Yerevan | |||||||
| Largest city | Yerevan | ||||||
| Language official |
Armenian | ||||||
| others | Arabic, Turkish | ||||||
| Religion | Armenian Apostolic | ||||||
| Ethnic Group | 96% Armenian, 2.5 Azerbaijani, 1.5% other | ||||||
| Demonym | Armenian | ||||||
| Legislature | Unitary Semi-Presidential Republic | ||||||
| President | Narek Parazian | ||||||
| Prime Minister | Nare Sarafian | ||||||
| Area | 160,000 Sqkm | ||||||
| Population | 14,900,000 Millions | ||||||
| Established | November 8th, 1946 | ||||||
| Independence | from Soviet Union | ||||||
| declared | November 8th, 1946 | ||||||
| Currency | Armenian Ruble | ||||||
| Internet TLD | .ar | ||||||
| Organizations | UN, GTO | ||||||
Armenia, officially The Republic of Armenia, is a nation in Asia, lying south of Georgia, West of Iran, East of Turkey, and north of Iran & Turkey.
History[]
Invasion by the Soviet Union[]
In 1934, the Soviet Union invaded Armenia, and the country was forced under Soviet Control. However, Nations from across the globe help liberate Armenia and in 1946, they declared independence. It was a very small nation until Turkey signed The Treaty of Yerevan, Which was signed by both countries and Armenia gained a substantial amount of territory where ethnic Armenians had been living.
Armenian-Azerbaijani War[]
Armenia was once again invaded, but this time by Azerbaijan. They wanted to takeover Armenia and control the Caucasus, however, with the help of Iran and Georgia, Armenia won the war and signed The Treaty of Baku with Azerbaijan, again with Armenia gaining territory.