| Land area (sq. km) |
28,200.00 |
WDI |
| Arable land (% of land area) |
17.73 |
WDI |
| Population, total |
3,026,089.00 |
WDI |
| Population growth (annual %) |
(0.37) |
WDI |
| Population density (people per sq. km) |
107.31 |
WDI |
| Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) |
99.40 |
WDI/UN/UNICEF |
| Life expectancy at birth, total (years) |
71.39 |
WDI |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) |
29.00 |
WDI |
| Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population)** |
43.0 (2003 est.) |
WDI/CIA/UNICEF |
| Urban population (% of total) |
64.30 |
WDI |
| Ethnic breakdown |
Armenian 97.9%, Yezidi (Kurd) 1.3%, Russian 0.5%, other 0.3% (2001 census) |
CIA |
| Religious breakdown |
Armenian Apostolic 94.7%, other Christian 4%, Yezidi (monotheist with elements of nature worship) 1.3% |
CIA |
| Language |
Armenian 97.7%, Yezidi 1%, Russian 0.9%, other 0.4% (2001 census) |
CIA |
| Capital City |
Yerevan |
CIA |
| Character of government |
Republic; Administrative Division: 11 provinces ; Independence day: 21 September 1991 (from Soviet Union) |
CIA* |
| Current President/Prime Minister |
President Robert KOCHARIAN (since 30 March 1998) and Prime Minister Andranik MARGARYAN (since 12 May 2000) |
CIA* |
| Executive branch description |
President Robert is the chief of state where Prime Minister is the head of government. cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term) |
CIA* |
| Legislative branch description |
unicameral National Assembly (Parliament) or Azgayin Zhoghov (131 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms; 90 members elected by party list, 41 by direct vote) |
CIA* |
| Judicial branch description |
Constitutional Court; Court of Cassation (Appeals Court) |
CIA |
| Women in national parliament (% of total) |
5.00 |
WDI |
| Foreign aid per capita (current US$) |
83.95 |
WDI |
| Foreign direct investment, net inflow (BoP, current US$ bn) ** |
0.12 (2003) |
WDI |
| GDP growth (annual %) |
10.50 |
WDI |
| GDP per capita (constant 2000 US$) |
985.93 |
WDI |
| Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) |
8.06 |
WDI |
| Military expenditure (% of GDP) |
2.60 |
WDI/CIA/WRI |
| Military expenditure (% of central government expenditure) |
15.34 |
WDI/WRI/Dept of State/UNICEF |
| Health expenditure, public (% of GDP) |
1.21 (2003) |
WDI/WRI |
| Education expenditure, public (% of GDP) |
3.17 (2002) |
WDI/WRI |
| Main export |
diamonds, mineral products, foodstuffs, energy |
CIA |
| Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) |
31.60 |
WDI/CIA |
| External debt, total (DOD, current US$) |
1,224,099,968.00 |
WDI/CIA |
| Currency |
Dram (AMD) |
CIA |
| Local Currency Rate, per US$ |
533.45 |
CIA |
| Internet users (per 1,000 people) |
49.57 |
WDI/Comp Industry Almanac |
| Mobile phone subscribers (per 1,000 people) |
67.19 |
WDI |
| Personal computers (per 1,000 people) |
66.09 |
WDI |
| Telephone mainlines (per 1,000 people) |
192.49 |
WDI |
