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 located in southern Transcaucasia, the region southwest of Russia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.

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.

Since its independence, Armenia has maintained a policy of complementarism by trying to have friendly relations both with Iran, Russia, and the West, including the United States and Europe.

The Central Executive of ADL chaired by Mike Kharabian, and in Armenia the Democratic Liberal Party of Armenia ( ADLA ) chaired by Harutiun Arakelian have both expressed clear opposition and blamed the new entity of trying to divide the party.

* Armenia ( Embassy of Armenia, Washington, D. C .; address on R Street NW )

Byzantine control was challenged by Arab raids starting in the 7th century ( see Byzantine – Arab Wars ), but in the 9th and 10th century a resurgent Byzantine Empire regained its lost territories and even expanded beyond its traditional borders, into Armenia and Syria ( ancient Aram ).

Armenia also has managed to slash inflation, stabilize its currency, and privatize most small-and medium-sized enterprises.

The chronic energy shortages Armenia suffered in the early and mid-1990s have been offset by the energy supplied by one of its nuclear power plants at Metsamor.

The chronic energy shortages Armenia suffered in recent years have been largely offset by the energy supplied by one of its nuclear power plants at Metsamor.

In October 2009, when visiting Yerevan, the World Bank ’ s managing director, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, warned that Armenia will not reach a higher level of development unless its leadership changes the " oligopolistic " structure of the national economy, bolsters the rule of law and shows " zero tolerance " towards corruption.

They help Armenia sustain double-digit economic growth and finance its massive trade deficit.

In September 2002, the Armenian government handed over Armenia ’ s largest cement factory to the Russian ITERA gas exporter in payment for its $ 10 million debt for past gas deliveries.

According to economist Eduard Aghajanov, Armenia could have repaid them with low-interest loans from other, presumably Western sources, or with some of its hard currency reserves which then totaled about $ 450 million.

Finally, while Armenia is not the only ex-Soviet state that has incurred multimillion-dollar debts to Russia over the past decade, it is the only state to have so far given up such a large share of its economic infrastructure to Russia.

On October 7, 2008, Armenia withdrew its contingent of 46 peacekeepers.

* 1990 – Armenia declares its independence from the Soviet Union.

Catharism had its roots in the Paulician movement in Armenia and the Bogomils of Bulgaria which took influences from the Paulicians.

The conditions of the resulting Peace of Nisibis were heavy ; Armenia returned to Roman domination, with the fort of Ziatha as its border ; Caucasian Iberia would pay allegiance to Rome under a Roman appointee ; Nisibis, now under Roman rule, would become the sole conduit for trade between Persia and Rome ; and Rome would exercise control over the five satrapies between the Tigris and Armenia: Ingilene, Sophanene ( Sophene ), Arzanene ( Aghdznik ), Corduene ( Carduene ), and Zabdicene ( near modern Hakkâri, Turkey ).

He was a religious leader who is credited with converting Armenia from paganism to Christianity, Armenia thus being the first nation to adopt Christianity as its official religion in 301.

In the postcommunist era, Armenia faces the same massive environmental cleanup that confronts the other former Soviet republics as they emerge from the centralized planning system's disastrous approach to resource management.

In independent Armenia, environmental issues divide society ( and scientists ) sharply into those who fear " environmental time bombs " and those who view resumption of pollution-prone industrial operations as the only means of improving the country's economy.

Armenia doesn't seem to be interested in cooperating with other members of the Commonwealth of Independent States ( a group of 12 former Soviet republics ) or with members of the international community on environmental issues.