COUNTRY GUIDE · Asia
Armenia
Explore the geography, landmarks, and distinctive stories of Armenia.
Armenia at a glance
- CAPITAL
- Yerevan
- REGION
- Asia
- POPULATION
- 3,000,000
- AREA
- 29,743 km²
- LANGUAGE
- Armenian
- CURRENCY
- Armenian Dram (AMD)
COUNTRY SUPERLATIVE
Early Christian Kingdom
Armenia traditionally dates its adoption of Christianity as a state religion to 301 CE.
DID YOU KNOW?
A surprising detail about Armenia
Armenia developed its own alphabet in the early fifth century, traditionally credited to Mesrop Mashtots.
Geography and nearby countries
PinPointr places Armenia in its Asia region. Its reference dataset lists an area of 29,743 km² and a population of approximately 3,000,000. The country is listed as landlocked in PinPointr’s geography reference.
Listed land neighbors
Country statistics are fixed PinPointr gameplay references and may differ from current government or international estimates. Country highlights and illustrations are educational material, not official travel advice.