The Basics
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Armenians live on an ancient land inhabited for thousands of years by many tribes, with many names. Two survive to mark how the Armenian nation, which Armenians call “Hayastan,” came to us today. More... |
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Armenia’s flag is a tricolor made of three horizontal bands of color; red, blue and apricot. The latter is usually represented as orange. More... |
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Made up of eight of the world’s major ecological zones, Armenia experiences an astonishing variety of climates. If ever the phrase, “If you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes” applies, it is in Armenia. More... |
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"Mer Haiyrenik" ("Our Fatherland") was adopted as the national anthem on July 1st, 1991. The anthem is musically based on the anthem of the First Republic (1918-1921). The lyrics are from a poem by the 19th century Armenian patriot and writer Mikhail Nalbandian (1829-1866), More... |
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The Republic of Armenia lies at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, in the southern Transcaucasus. Today the country spans 29,743 square kilometers (11,490 square miles, the size of Belgium or Maryland). More... |
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Armenia has borders with Georgia to the north, with Turkey to the west and south, with Azerbaijan to the east and southwest, and with Iran to the south. More... |
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The latest census shows that approximately 3,250,000 people still declare Armenia as their home, with up to 500,000 seasonally migrating to the economic capitals of Russia and the west. More... |
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Armenians are very proud of their language, and rightly so. There may be ten different ways of expressing a single emotion or thought, and the variety of words is mind boggling. It is said that Shakespeare more perfectly translates into Armenian than any other foreign language. More... |
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Local time in Armenia is 4 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT + 4). It is 12 hours ahead of the west coast of the USA and 9 hours ahead of the east coast. Armenia is 3 hours ahead of Paris, 1 hour ahead of Moscow. More... |
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