Armenia
Published on Nov 26, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
ARMENIA
JAYE FIKE
FAST FACTS
- Population- 3,060,631
- Capital- Yerevan
- Literacy Rate- 99.6%
- Language- Armenian
GEOGRAPHY
- Highest point- Mount Aragats
- 4,090 feet above sea level
- Lowest point- Debed River
- 400 feet above sea levelt
LOCATION
- It is bounded by Georgia on the north, Azerbaijan on the east,
- Iran on the south, and Turkey on the west
- Smallest of the former Soviet republics
- Armenia is located in the southern Caucasus
- Slightly smaller than Maryland
ABOUT THE PEOPLE
- Religion- Armenian Apostolic 92.6%, Evangelical 1%
- other 2.4%, none 1.1%, unspecified 2.9%
- January 6th- Armenian Christmas
- September 21st- Independence Day
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Photo by Hayrenaser
GOVERNMENT
- President- Serzh Sarkisya
- Republic government
CLIMATE
- Highland continental
- Hot summers
- Cold winters
HISTORY
- One of the world's oldest civilizations
- biblical tradition identifies Ararat as the mountain
- Noah's ark rested on after the flood
- In April 1915 during World War I
- The Turks ordered the deportation of the Armenian population
TODAY'S PROBLEMS
- Unemployment
- Poverty
- Corruption
- Migration
INTERESTING FACTS
- Armenia is home to the world’s longest non-stop double track cable car
- The country’s national symbol is Mt. Ararat
- There are approximately 11 million Armenians worldwide
- Armenia is rumored to be the first to adopt Christianity in 301 A.D.
