• 1. a republic in NW Asia: originally part of the historic Armenian kingdom; acquired by Russia in 1828; became the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1936; gained independence in 1991. It is mountainous, rising over 4000 m (13 000 ft). Language: Armenian. Religion: Christian (Armenian Apostolic) majority. Currency: dram. Capital: Yerevan. Pop: Pop: 3 052 000 (2004 est). Area: 29 800 sq km (11 490 sq miles)
• 2. a former kingdom in W Asia, between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, south of...

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