REPUBLIC OF armenia

 
 
Capital Yerevan (1.1 mln)
Territory 29.8 thousand sq. km
Density of Population 109 persons/sq. km
Resident Population
(at the beginning 2011)		 3262.6 thous. persons
Unemployment Rate on Registered Labour Market
(as of the end 2010)		 6.8%
National Currency Dram (from November, 1993)
 

 
 NATURAL AND GEOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS AND Environment Protection
 

Borders on Georgia, Azerbaijan, Iran and Turkey.

 

Share in total territory1, % :

agricultural lands – 71,3

forest area – 12,4

water basin area – 1

other – 15,3

 

Especially  protected  territories (national parks, nature  reserves, wildlife preserves, special hunting reserves) 2
number, units - 33
total territory, thous. ha  - 373

 

The longest rivers, km

(the length along the territory of the state; according to the last hydrologic section)

Akhuryan - 186

Araks - 158

Debed - 154

Razdan - 141

Arpa - 128

Vorotan - 111

Agstev - 81

 

The largest lakes, sq. km

Sevan - 1266

Arpi - 22

Sev - 2

Akna - 0,8

 

The highest point, m

mountain  Aragats - 4090

 

Average temperature (2009)

January – 6,90C

July +13,80C
 

1 According to RA balance formed by State Committee of Real Estate Cadastre under RA Government as of Yuly 1, 2009.

2 Including wildlife preserves and other especially protected territories according to new low.
 

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