The Republic of Armenia and the Capital Yerevan

The Republic of Armenia is a country with a smallpulation of only 2,980,000 people and much of those inhabitants reside in the capital and largest city of Yerevan, which has approximately 1.1 million people. Armenia is located in western Asia (also known as Asia Minor) and occupies approximately 11,484 square miles of land, which is the 141^st largest country in the world by geographic area. Armenia borders Turkey, Azerbaijan, Iran, and Georgia, and is a landlocked country. The geographic terrain of the country is largely mountainous, especially Mt. Aragats. Though Armenia doesn't have a coastline, it does have numerous sizeable lakes which generate a lot of revenue toward the national economy through its thriving fishing industry. Armenia also is industrialized in its urban areas particularly the cities of Yerevan, Kumayri, Vanadzor, and Yejmiadzin, where most of the country's population resides. Armenia is densely populated and thus there aren't as many rural villages as there are in other countries throughout Asia Minor.

Armenia is somewhat ethnically diverse, as though the main ethnic group in the country is Armenian, there are also Azerbaijanis, Kurds, Russians, and Ukrainians from neighboring countries. Since the largest ethnic group in Armenia is Armenian, in turn, the most widely-spoken language is Armenian, though Russian and other Cyrillic languages are used as well. The country of Armenia was formerly known as Caucasia, and has a long history that dates back to as early as 1270 BC. However, in recent history, Armenia was victim to numerous battles between the Ottoman and Russian Empires over control of the region. The outcomes of such battles often varied, but Russia inevitably emerged victorious and became a Soviet republic in 1922 and remained as such until it declared independence from Moscow in 1991.