However, since Anatolia is now often considered to be synonymous with Asian Turkey, its eastern and southeastern borders are widely taken to be the Turkish borders with the neighboring countries, which are Georgia, Armenia, Iran, Iraq and Syria, in clockwise direction.

Armenia is a landlocked country in the Transcaucasia region, between the Black and Caspian Seas, bordered on the north and east by Georgia and Azerbaijan and on the south and west by Iran and Turkey.

Armenia is trying to address its environmental problems.

Armenia is interested in cooperating with other members of the Commonwealth of Independent States ( CIS, a group of 12 former Soviet republics ) and with members of the international community on environmental issues.

Armenia is bordered on the north by Georgia, on the east by Azerbaijan, on the southwest by the Nakhchivan Republic of Azerbaijan, on the south by Iran, and on the west by Turkey.

The largest of these, Mount Aragats, high, is also the highest point in Armenia.

Most of Armenia is drained by the Araks or its tributary, the Hrazdan, which flows from Lake Sevan.

The Demographics of Armenia is about the demographic features of the population of Armenia, including population growth, population density, ethnicity, education level, health, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects of the population.

Politics of Armenia takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President is the head of government, and of a platform multi-party system.

For the most part however, Armenia is considered one of the more pro-democratic nations in the Commonwealth of Independent States.

The observance of human rights in Armenia is uneven and is marked by shortcomings.

In addition to the Yerevan administrative region, Armenia is split into ten administrative divisions, known as marzer ( singular: marz ); these are Ararat, Aragatsotn, Armavir, Gegharkunik, Kotayk, Lori, Shirak, Syunik, Tavush, and Vayots Dzor.

Armenia is the second most densely populated of the former Soviet republics because of its small size.

Armenia is now a net energy exporter, although it does not have sufficient generating capacity to replace Metsamor, which is under international pressure to close.

Armenia is a food importer, and its mineral deposits ( gold, bauxite ) are small.

Despite marked progress, Armenia still suffers from a large trade imballance and is still largely dependent upon foreign aid and remittances from Armenian nationals working abroad, and members of the diaspora donating aid through non-governmental organizations ( NGOs ) such as churchES.

Despite pronouncements at the highest levels of government on the importance of free competition, Armenia is next to last in the effectiveness of its anti-monopoly policy according to the 2010 results of the World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Report.

" Armenia is a lower middle-income country.

Furthermore, the study concluded that despite its record growth on most macro-economic metrics, Armenia is " low and lagging " in competitiveness.

According to the Central Bank of Armenia, in 2005, cash remittances from Armenians working abroad reached a record-high level of $ 1 billion, which is worth more than one fifth of the country ’ s 2005 Gross Domestic Product.

From 2011 to 2013, the European Union is expected to advance at least € 157. 3 million ($ 208 million ) in aid to Armenia.

* In Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, Sakharov Square, located in the heart of the city, is named after him.

Influenced partly by the fact that Gregory was the son of his father's enemy, he ordered Gregory imprisoned for twelve ( some sources indicate fourteen ) years in a pit on the Ararat Plain under the present day church of Khor Virap located near the historical city Artashat in Armenia.

When discussing Karabakh and Shusha in the 18th century, the Russian diplomat and historian S. M. Bronevskiy ( Russian: С. М. Броневский ) indicated in his Historical Notes that Karabakh, which he said " is located in Greater Armenia " had as many as 30 – 40, 000 armed Armenian men in 1796.

" Khozan was located in the region of Paghnatun, in the Byzantine province of Fourth Armenia ( Sophene ).

The spiritual and administrative headquarters of the Armenian Church, the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, located in the city of Vagharshapat, Republic of Armenia, was established in 301 AD

Abkhaz is also spoken by members of the large Abkhaz Muhajir diaspora, which is mainly located in Turkey with smaller groups living in Syria, Iraq and Jordan ; Georgia's autonomous republic of Adjara ; throughout the former USSR ( e. g. Armenia and the Ukraine ) and through more recent remigration in Western countries such as Germany, the Netherlands and the United States.

The Armenian Apostolic Church currently has two sees, with the Catholicos of All Armenians residing in Etchmiadzin, Armenia, at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, having pre-eminent supremacy in all spiritual matters over the See of Cilicia, located in Antelias, Lebanon, which administers to the dioceses under its jurisdiction as they see fit.

Built and consecrated by St. Gregory the Illuminator and St. Trdat the Great in AD 303, the Cathedral is located in the city of Vagharshapat, Armenia.

The Israeli embassy is located in Tbilisi and also serves Armenia ; the Georgian embassy is in Tel Aviv.

Tigranakert, the ancient capital of the ancient Kingdom of Armenia founded in the 1st century BC, was possibly located at Silvan in the Batman Province.

* Armenia, Belize, located south of Belmopan in the country's Cayo District

* Armenia, Ecuador, located east of Quito

Transcaucasia, in particular where modern day Georgia and Armenia are located, is one of the native areas of the wine-producing vine Vitis vinifera.

The Aras ( also known as Araks, Arax, Araxi, Araxes, Araz, or Yeraskh ; ( Araqs or Erasx ),, ( Aras ),, ; ; Latin: Aboras ), is a river located in and along the countries of Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran.

Also located in this region is the historic city of Sardarapat, site of the 1918 Battle of Sardarapat, a decisive event seen as not only stopping the Turkish advance into the rest of Armenia but also preventing the complete destruction of the Armenian nation.

The marz of Tavush is located in the north of Armenia and borders on Georgia and Azerbaijan.

* There is a street and a music school named after him in Yerevan, Armenia, as well as an Armenian-American dance ensemble in the United States, a pond located in Mont Orford, Quebec, Canada.

Zvartnots International Airport ( Zvart ' nots ' Mijazgayin Odanavakayan ) is located near Zvartnots, west of Yerevan, the capital city of Armenia.

In general, the sport organisations in Alaverdi are very poor but some steps are being taken by the Football Federation of Armenia towards the promotion of the game in the region of Lori, therefore the town's only stadium ; the Alaverdi City Stadium, which is located deep in the forests, was recently turned into an all seater stadium with a capacity of 1, 000 seats to serve some young football teams and sport-schools.

Sevanavank (; meaning Sevan Monastery ) is a monastic complex located on a peninsula at the northwestern shore of Lake Sevan in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, not far from the town of Sevan.

Spitak (; formerly, Amamth, Hamamlu ) is a city in northern Armenia located in the Lori region with a population of 18, 237.

Vahagn's main sanctuary was located in the Ashtishat ( a region in ancient Armenia ).

The flag of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, a de facto independent republic located in the Nagorno-Karabakh region ( or Artsakh region ) of the Republic of Azerbaijan located in South Caucasus, is derived from the flag of Armenia, with only a white pattern added.