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Armenia
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| Short Information | Capital: Yerevan
Language: Armenian
Currency: Dram (AMD) | |
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 PRIVATE GUIDES OF Armenia | | ORIENTem - Dear ladies and gentlemen, ORIENTem Company has an honor introduce You the beautiful country of Armenia. The objective of ORIENTem is establishing relations between the Armenian people and the rest of the world and to help people experience the entire world in its richness and variety. |  See all private and personal guides of Armenia |
| PRIVATE TOURS IN Armenia | | Sevan & Dilijan Tour - No trip to Armenia is ever complete without a visit to Lake Sevan, one of the largest and highest lakes in Eurasia at about 1900 meters above sea level. At lake Sevan you will visit the St Karapet and St Arakelots monasteries, Take a serene stroll on the beach, and a boat ride in season. | | Yerevan City tour - Tour the sights and sounds of one of the most ancient and fabulous cities of the world, where the earliest recorded settlement dates back to 782 B C. ! Your tour of the capital city of the Republic of Armenia will include visits to: The Matenadaran - the Research Institute of Armenia which houses beautiful illuminated manuscripts created centuries ago by scribes. | | Echmiadzin, Hripsime, Gayane & Zvartnots Tour - Visit the Echmiadzin Cathedral, the most ancient Christian temple in Armenia, and the Holy See and official residence of the Catholicos of all Armenians. According to tradition, St Gregory the Illuminator saw a vision of the "Only Begotten" descend from heaven, and show the spot where the church should be erected. | | Amberd Tour - Visit the family castle of the Pahlavouni Princes, one of the few castles in Armenia that has been preserved. Tour the church and the fortress of Amberd, built on a rocky promontory in the 10th to 13th centuries, near Mt Aragats and the Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory. | | Garni & Geghart Tour - Garni -The only pagan temple existent in Armenia, the 2nd century pagan temple of Garni was reconstructed from ruins. This pre-Christian structure, with its classical Hellenist lines, is situated in a picturesque mountain locale, offering a breathtaking panorama of the valley below. | | See all private and personal tours in Armenia |
| General details about Armenia |  CAPITAL CITY OF Armenia: Yerevan
LANGUAGE OF Armenia: Armenian
CURRENCY OF Armenia: Dram (AMD)
COMMENTS ABOUT Armenia:
Armenia is a republic lying in the Caucasus region of southwest Asia, which was part of the former Soviet Union.
Cities : Yerevan (capital), Gyumri, Vanadzor, Dilijan
Electricity : 220V/50Hz (European plug)
Calling Code +374
Time Zone : UTC +4
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. It was incorporated into Russia in 1828 and the USSR in 1920. Armenian leaders remain preoccupied by the long conflict with Muslim 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, 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 imposed an economic blockade on Armenia and closed the common border because of the Armenian occupation of Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding areas.
CLIMATE OF Armenia: highland continental, hot summers, cold winters
RELIGION OF Armenia: Armenian Apostolic 94%, other Christian 4%, Yezidi (Zoroastrian/animist) 2%
POPULATION OF Armenia: 2,991,360
ECONOMY OVERVIEW OF Armenia: Under the old Soviet central planning system, Armenia had developed a modern industrial sector, supplying machine tools, textiles, and other manufactured goods to sister republics in exchange for raw materials and energy. Since the implosion of the USSR in December 1991, Armenia has switched to small-scale agriculture away from the large agroindustrial complexes of the Soviet era. The agricultural sector has long-term needs for more investment and updated technology. The privatization of industry has been at a slower pace, but has been given renewed emphasis by the current administration. Armenia is a food importer, and its mineral deposits (copper, gold, bauxite) are small. The ongoing conflict with Azerbaijan over the ethnic Armenian-dominated region of Nagorno-Karabakh and the breakup of the centrally directed economic system of the former Soviet Union contributed to a severe economic decline in the early 1990s. By 1994, however, the Armenian Government had launched an ambitious IMF-sponsored economic liberalization program that resulted in positive growth rates in 1995-2003. Armenia joined the WTrO in January 2003. Armenia also has managed to slash inflation, stabilize the local currency (the dram), and privatize most small- and medium-sized enterprises. The chronic energy shortages Armenia suffered in the early and mid-1990s have been offset by the energy supplied by one of its nuclear power plants at Metsamor. Armenia is now a net energy exporter, although it does not have sufficient generating capacity to replace Metsamor, which is under international pressure to close. The electricity distribution system was privatized in 2002. Armenia's severe trade imbalance has been offset somewhat by international aid and foreign direct investment. Economic ties with Russia remain close, especially in the energy sector.
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