Armenia

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The General Knowledge book series, are designed for specific country, are one of the most admired book for the Knowledge improvement and learning purpose.This book contains an information about Background,Geography,Natural resources,Land use,Environment. Population,Sex ratio,flag of the county,Area,Border countries,Maritime claims,Elevation extremes,Land use,Natural hazards,Volcanism,Age structure,Median age,Net migration rate,Country comparison to the world,Religions,Languages,Literacy,School life expectancy ,Government,Time difference,Administrative divisions,Executive branch,Cabinet and almost everthing related with general knowledge.

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• Publié par: Zhimgoora Books
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 0001
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781300297499
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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Armenia

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Armenia (Middle East)

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Introduction ::Armenia

Background:

Armenia prides itself on being the first nation to formally adopt

Christianity (early 4th century). Despite periods of autonomy, over the centuries Armenia came under the sway of various empires including the Roman, Byzantine, Arab, Persian, and Ottoman.

During World War I in the western portion of Armenia, Ottoman

Turkey instituted a policy of forced resettlement coupled with other

harsh practices that resulted in an estimated 1 million Armenian

deaths. The eastern area of Armenia was ceded by the Ottomans to

Russia in 1828; this portion declared its independence in 1918, but

was conquered by the Soviet Red Army in 1920. Armenian leaders

remain preoccupied by the long conflict with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh, a primarily Armenian-populated region, assigned to Soviet Azerbaijan in the 1920s by Moscow. Armenia

and Azerbaijan began fighting over the area in 1988; the struggle escalated after both countries attained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. By May 1994, when a cease-fire took hold,

ethnic Armenian forces held not only Nagorno-Karabakh but also a significant portion of Azerbaijan proper. The economies of both sides have been hurt by their inability to make substantial progress toward a peaceful resolution. Turkey closed the common border with Armenia in 1994

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because of the Armenian separatists' control of Nagorno-Karabakh

and surrounding areas, further hampering Armenian economic growth. In 2009, senior Armenian leaders began pursuing rapprochement with Turkey, aiming to secure an opening of the

border; this process is currently dormant.

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Geography ::Armenia

Location: Southwestern Asia, east of Turkey

Geographic coordinates: 40 00 N, 45 00 E

Map references: Middle East

Area:

Total: 29,743 sq km

Country comparison to the world: 142

Land: 28,203 sq km

Water: 1,540 sq km

Area - comparative: slightly smaller than Maryland

Land boundaries:

Total: 1,254 km

Border countries: Azerbaijan-proper 566 km, Azerbaijan-Naxcivan

exclave 221 km, Georgia 164 km, Iran 35 km, Turkey 268 km

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Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)

Maritime claims: none (landlocked)

Climate: Highland continental, hot summers, cold winters

Terrain: Armenian Highland with mountains; little forest land; fast

flowing rivers; good soil in Aras River valley

Elevation extremes:

Lowest point: Debed River 400 m

Highest point: Aragats Lerrnagagat' 4,090 m

Natural resources: Small deposits of gold, copper, molybdenum,

zinc, bauxite

Land use:

Arable land: 16.78%

Permanent crops: 2.01%

Other: 81.21% (2005)

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Irrigated land: 2,860 sq km (2003)

Total renewable water resources: 10.5 cu km (1997)

Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):

Total: 2.95 cu km/yr (30%/4%/66%)

Per capita: 977 cu m/yr (2000)

Natural hazards: occasionally severe earthquakes; droughts

Environment - current issues: Soil pollution from toxic chemicals

such as DDT; the energy crisis of the 1990s led to deforestation

when citizens scavenged for firewood; pollution of Hrazdan

(Razdan) and Aras Rivers; the draining of Sevana Lich (Lake Sevan),

a result of its use as a source for hydropower, threatens drinking

water supplies; restart of Metsamor nuclear power plant in spite of

its location in a seismically active zone

Environment - international agreements:

Party to: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate

Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Environmental

Modification,

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Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection,

Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants

Geography - note: landlocked in the Lesser Caucasus Mountains;

Sevana Lich (Lake Sevan) is the largest lake in this mountain range

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People ::Armenia

Population: 2,966,802 (July 2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 137

Age structure:

0-14 years: 18.2% (male 289,119/female 252,150)

15-64 years: 71.1% (male 986,764/female 1,123,708)

65 years and over: 10.6% (male 122,996/female 192,267) (2010 est.)

Median age:

Total: 31.9 years

Male: 29.1 years

Female: 34.7 years (2010 est.)

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