Republic of Armenia

29.800 square km, the most of Armenia's territory ranges from 1000 to 2500m above sea level.

3 million people

Yerevan

Presidential

Armenia is situated in north-eastern Anatolia, and it is bounded by Georgia to the north, by Azerbaijan to the east , by Iran to the south and by Turkey to the west. The highest peak is Mount Aragats (4090m). Largest body of water (Lake Sevan 2000 m above sea level)


Middle European, plus 3 hours in relation to Europe.

From December 31 to January 6 - Christmas Holidays.
April 7 - Day of Motherhood and beauty.
April 24 - Remembrance day of the victims of Armenian Genocide.
May 9 - Victory and peace day.
May 28 - The day of the First republic.
July 5 - Constitution day.
September 21 - Independence day
December 7 - Day of the remembrance of the victims of earthquake of 1988.


Armenians 96%, minorities: Russians, Ezidis, Kurds, Assyrians, Greeks, Ukrainians, Jews and others.

Christian


Armenian Apostolic


Armenian . Russian is widely spoken.


Dry subtropical






There are no restrictions, except on the obvious drugs, weapons etc.


Dram, is the only national and official currency of Armenia. Therefore dollar can still be used over most of the territory of Armenia. You can change your money in drams in the exchange offices in the banks.
1 USD=550Armenian dram
Credit cards are not widely used locally for payment but with a VISA-card you can withdraw money from the automatic case dispenser



An entry visa is required (except for the citizens of CIS countries). For the countries where there is an Armenian consulate it is obligatory to obtain an Armenian visa before the arrival. It is also possible to obtain a visa at the arrival at the airport, in the consular service.


Voltage 220V


Lavash is a thin ellipsoidal slip of baked dough up to one meter long and 50cm wide. Lavash has no crust and therefore no inside, it is soft and flexible. Basturma is pressed and dried slices of lean beef, previosly soaked in salt and coated with a spicy mash. Spas-egg and flour pulp is stirred into matsoun (yogurt) deluded with water and boiled together with stewed rice or crushed wheat. Tolma-the filling is a mix of ground meet, rice and greens wrapped in grape leaves, immersed in water or stock and boiled over low fire. Harissa-is a kind of homogeneous porridge made of previously stewed and boned chicken and coarsely ground soaked wheat. Khorovats (barbecue)-the peculiarity of Armenian khorovats is the preparatory maarination of meat, that is the making of bastourma. The meat cubes are salted, sprinkled with black pepper and choped onions.





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