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What kind of country is Armenia?
Armenia is located on the south side of the Caucasus Mountains and northGeorgiaEastAzerbaijanSouth is Iran, West is a landlocked country bordering Turkey.
Although there are many mountainous areas and the climate is dry, about 40% of the country is a landlocked country where ranches and pastures and about 20% are used as cultivated land and orchards.
The ancient kingdom was established in BC, and in the 4th century, Christianity was nationalized for the first time in the world.
Since the 16th century, it has been the subject of conflict between the Ottoman Empire and Persia, and in the 19th centuryRussiaHowever, it became independent in the 20th century and later became a member of the former Soviet Union.
Like neighboring countries, it became independent from the former Soviet Union in 1991 and joined the CIS in the same year.RussiaWe have a foreign policy that is closer to us, but in terms of economy, we also emphasize relations with Western countries, the Middle East, and Asian countries.
CIS (Community of Independent States)
A national coalition formed by the members of the former Soviet Union. It was formed at the same time as the collapse of the Soviet Union. As of February 2022, the member countries are Azerbaijan, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Belarus, Moldova and Russia. The associate member country is Turkmenistan. Russia, which is the center of the member countries, wants to strengthen the cohesion of the CIS, but the interests of each country do not match and it tends to become a mere corpse.
Conflicts with Azerbaijan and Turkey continue
On the other hand, it was surrounded by Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Prefecture, which has many Armenians, and Armenian territory.AzerbaijanDue to the territorial dispute of the enlave (Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic)AzerbaijanThe conflict with Turkey is deep, and it is also in conflict with Turkey against the background of the history of the persecution of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire in the early 20th century.
Conflicts are constant in the Caucasus, where ethnic groups cross
It is an area with active crustal movement, and there are many volcanic activities and earthquakes, and the 1988 earthquake killed more than 20,000 people.
A variety of mineral resources are produced, and in particular, molybdenum ore, copper ore, and precious metals such as gold and silver support the economy. Diamond processing is also a world-renowned industry.
Republic of Armenia
Area: 30,000㎢ Capital: Yerevan
Population: 3.012 million Currency: Drum
Languages: Armenian (official language), Yajidi, Russian
Religion: Armenian Apostolic Church 92.6%
adjacent:Georgia、AzerbaijanIran, turkey
(Note) “2022 Data Book of the World” (Ninomiya Shoten), CIAThe World FactbookSee (as of February 2022)
(This article is “A book that gives you a world map just by reading]Excerpted and edited. )