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About Armenia

The Republic of Armenia is located in the southern Caucasus and is the smallest of the former Soviet republics. The country neighbours Georgia in the North, Azerbaijan in the East, Iran in the South, Azerbaijan in the South-West and Turkey in the West.

The capital city of Armenia is Yerevan.

One of the world's oldest civilizations, Armenia once included Mount Ararat, which biblical tradition identifies as the mountain that Noah's ark rested on after the flood. It was the first country in the world to officially embrace Christianity as its religion (c. A.D. 300).

In the 6th century B.C., Armenians settled in the kingdom of Urartu. The Armenian empire reached its height and became one of the most powerful in Asia, stretching from the Caspian to the Mediterranean seas. Throughout most of its long history, however, Armenia has been invaded by a succession of empires. Under constant threat of domination by foreign forces, Armenians became both cosmopolitan as well as fierce protectors of their culture and tradition.

Over the centuries, Armenia was conquered by Greeks, Romans, Persians, Byzantines, Mongols, Arabs, Ottoman Turks, and Russians. From the 16th century through World War I, the Ottoman Turks controlled major portions of Armenia.

After the Turkish defeat in World War I, the independent Republic of Armenia was established in 1918, but survived only until 1920, when it was annexed by the Soviet army. On 1922, the Soviets joined Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan to form the Trans-Caucasian Soviet Socialist Republic, which became part of the USSR. In 1936, after a reorganization, Armenia became a separate constituent republic of the USSR. Armenia declared its independence from the collapsing Soviet Union in 1991.

Armenia has a developed industry, supplying tools, textiles, and other manufactured goods to neighbour countries. Recently, there has been a growth in the technology industry of the country.

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