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Country
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Armenia |
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Leader
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President: Paul Kagame
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President: Serge Sarkisian
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Population
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11,689,696
| 2,970,495
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Life Expectancy
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58.440 years
| 73.490 years
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Capital City
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| Yerevan
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Largest city
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| Kigali (population: 745,261) | Yerevan (population: 1,093,480) |
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Human Development Index
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0.435
| 0.777
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| GDP per capita |
| $5,500 US
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Literacy Rate
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70.4%
| 99.4%
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Corruption Perception Index
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3
| 2.9
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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50.9%
| 8.4%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
| 5.900%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished
| Abolished
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Political System
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republic; presidential, multiparty system
| republic
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Independence date
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| 21 September 1991 (from Soviet Union)
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| Religions |
Roman Catholic 56.5%, Protestant 26%, Adventist 11.1%, Muslim 4.6%, indigenous beliefs 0.1%, none 1.7% (2001)
| Armenian Apostolic 94.7%, other Christian 4%, Yezidi (monotheist with elements of nature worship) 1.3%
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| Languages |
Kinyarwanda (official) universal Bantu vernacular, French (official), English (official), Kiswahili (Swahili) used in commercial centers
| Armenian 97.7%, Yezidi 1%, Russian 0.9%, other 0.4% (2001 census)
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| Exports |
| pig iron, unwrought copper, nonferrous metals, diamonds, mineral products, foodstuffs, energy
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| External Debt |
| $7,336,000,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
| drams (AMD) per US dollar - 303.93 (2008 est.), 344.06 (2007), 414.69 (2006), 457.69 (2005), 533.45 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
| 2.800%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 6
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| Location |
Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo
| Southwestern Asia, east of Turkey
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| Area |
26,338 km sq
| 29,743 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 0 km
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| Climate |
temperate; two rainy seasons (February to April, November to January); mild in mountains with frost and snow possible
| highland continental, hot summers, cold winters
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