Doing business in Armenia
Armenia is placed at a historical, cultural, and religious crossroads and located at the meeting place of Europe and Asia, in the southern Transcaucasus.
Armenia is a contemporary country connecting East to West with an old history extending across thousands of years. Now, Armenia is an open air museum for the world. It is a magic land, with wild, impressive nature, seven different climate zones. Each city has its own personality with aging history and a developing present.
Geographic position | Armenia is located in the South Caucasus region, bordering Georgia to the north, Turkey to the west, Iran to the south and Azerbaijan to the east. It sits on the northeast part of the Armenian highland |
Area | 29,743 km2 including 1,242 km2 of lake Sevan |
Population | 2,979,900(as of July 1, 2017) Armenians-98.1%,Yazidis-1.2%, Russians-0.4%, Others-0.3% |
Capital | Yerevan (1,075,100 inhabitants) |
Official language and alphabet | Armenian language and alphabet |
Currency | Armenian dram (AMD) |
Religion | The major religion of Armenians are of the Armenian Apostolic faith a form of Oriental Orthodoxy in Christianity |