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• Armenia, a former Republic of the Soviet Union, is a Eurasian country that shares its borders with Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Iran.

  On August 31, 2009 both Armenian and Turkish political figures announced they would be opening diplomatic relations.

  The Turkish-Armenian Border has been closed since 1993.

• Fast Facts

  1. Capital: Yerevan
  2. Government: Unitary Republic
  3. Population: 2,971,650 (as of July 2007)
  4. Currency: dram (AMD)
  5. Official Language: Armenian
  6. In Armenian, country is called Hayastan

• History

  Armenia has been a nation of shifting boundaries since the 6th Century. The country's national icon is Mount Ararat, which is now part of Turkey. Disputes with the Ottoman Turks—based on anti-Armenian prejudice, politics and territory—led to the 1915 Armenian Genocide at the hands of Turkish forces, the first such mass slaughter of the 20th Century. The modern Republic of Armenia was founded September 23, 1991, with the nation's secession from the Soviet Union.

• Famous People of Armenian Descent

  • Cher
  • Kim Kardashian
  • Eric Bogosian
  • Serj Tankian
  • Joe Strummer
  • Leon Redbone
  • William Saroyan
  • Ray Sahelian

• Related Mahalo Pages

  The Armenian Genocide | Armenian Genocide Resolution | Turkey | Azerbaijan | Iran | Chechnya | Yerevan | United States | France | United Kingdom | Soviet Union | Russia | Caucasus Mountains | Levon Ter-Petrosyan | Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day

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