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Area: 29,800 sq km
Population: 3,077,087 (2008 World Bank), of which 65% urban and 35% rural
Capital City: Yerevan (population: 1.2 million)
Ethnic Group: Armenian 98%, Yezidi 1.2%, Russian 0.5%, other 0.3% (2001)
Languages: Eastern Armenian 98%, Yezidi 1%, Russian 1% (2001)
Religion(s): Armenian Apostolic Church 94.7%, other Christian 4%, Yezidi 1.3%
Currency: Armenian Dram

Major political parties:

Ruling coalition - Republican Party, Rule of Law, Prosperous Armenia,
Parliamentary opposition - Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaks), Heritage Party
Extra-parliamentary opposition – Armenian National Congress

Government: Presidential Republic
Head of State: President Serzh Sargsyan www.president.am
Prime Minister/Premier: Tigran Sargsyan www.gov.am
Foreign Minister: Edward Nalbandian www.armeniaforeignministry.com
Membership of international groupings/organisations:
ACCT (observer), ADB, BSEC, CE, CIS, CSTO, EAEC (observer), EAPC, EBRD, FAO, GCTU, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM (observer), OAS (observer), OIF (associate member), OPCW, OSCE, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

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