Armenia

Area: 29,800 sq kmPopulation: 3,213,011 (2001 census), of whichurban: 2,066,153 (64.3%)rural: 1,146,858 (35.7%)Capital City: Yerevan (population: 1.2 million)Ethnic Group: Armenian 98%, Yezidi 1.2%, Russian 0.5%, Greek and other 0.3% (2001 census)A total of 3,145,354 Armenians, 40,620 Yezidis, 14,660 Rusians, 3,409 Assyrians, 1,633 Ukrainians, 1,519 Kurds, 1,176 Greeks, 4,640 other (2001 census).Languages: Eastern Armenian 97.7%, Yezidi 1%, Russian 0.9%, other 0.4% (2001 census)Religion(s): Armenian Apostolic Church 94.7%, other Christian 4%, Yezidi 1.3%Currency: DramMajor political parties: Republican Party, Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaks), Heritage Party, United Labour Party, Prosperous Armenia, Country of Law Party, Peoples' Party, National Unity Party, Republic Party, National Democratic Party, National Democratic Union, National Democratic Alliance Party, Democratic Party, Armenian Pan-National Movement, Communist Party of Armenia.Government: Presidential RepublicHead of State: President Serge SarkisianPrime Minister/Premier: Tigran SarkisianForeign Minister: Eduard NalbandyanMembership of international groupings/organisations: BSEC, CCC, CE, CIS, EAPC, EBRD, ECE, ECOSOC, ESCAP, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, NAM (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO