Armenia

Surface : 29.800 Kmq.
Population : 3.638.000 inhabitants
Visas: Passport required except for holders of return certificates and refugee travel documents. Passports or passport replacing documents must be valid at least for the period of the validity of the visa. Visa required, except for: Nationals of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Bulgaria, Cuba, Hungary, Romania and Yugoslavia Federal Republic; Holders of the following documents, issued by Armenia: special residency passports, temporary and exclusively residency cards, return certificates (re - entry permit); Nationals of China and Iran, holding diplomatic or service passports for a stay of maximum three months; Those continuing within three days to CIS country, provided all documents required for the destination. Visa may be issued by consulates or embassies of Armenia. Visa also is available upon arrival to any passengers for a stay not exceeding three days. Visa's cost is $ 20 or equivalent in freely convertible currency. The validity of visa may be prolonged.
Climate: The climate is almost tropical in summer and the winters are warmer than in the regions north to the Caucasus. Cold spells, however, do occur and low temperatures are frequent, both on the high mountains and in the deep, enclosed valleys. The average temperatures are: -5 0C in winter, +11 0C in spring, +25 0C in summer and +13 0C in autumn.
Capital : Yerevan, with a population of 1 million people
System : Presidential Republic ....Head of executive power - President of the RA. The legislative power in Armenia belongs to the National Assembly (Parliament) of Armenia.
Languages : The official language is Armenian, which has Indo - European roots, and completes a separate branch in that family. Russian is also widely used in Armenia. Many people in Armenia, especially in Yerevan have a good command of English too.
Religions : Armenians are Christians. Armenia was the first country that adopted Christianity as a national religion (301 A.D.). The central Armenia Apostolic church is seated in Echmiadzin that is 25 kilometers far from Yerevan
Money: Dram
Phone code   +374
Greenwich Time + 4

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