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By: Frederick J. Cortés Díaz Where is Armenia located? It is southwest of what today is Russia and surrounded by Georgia, Turkey, Iran, and Azerbaijan.

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2 By: Frederick J. Cortés Díaz

3 Where is Armenia located? It is southwest of what today is Russia and surrounded by Georgia, Turkey, Iran, and Azerbaijan

4 Geographical Aspects Armenia is a mountainous country characterized by a great variety of scenery and geologic instability. The average altitude is 5,900 feet (1,800 metres) above sea level. Elevated volcanic plateaus (Lory, Shirak, and others), cut by deep river valleys, lie amid these ranges(Lesser Caucasus).

5 Geographical Aspects The northwestern part of the Armenian Highland-containing Mount Aragats (Alaghez), the highest peak (13,418 feet, or 4,090 metres) in the country-is a combination of lofty mountain ranges, deep river valleys, and lava plateaus dotted with extinct volcanoes. In the eastern part of Armenia, the Sevan Basin, containing Lake Sevan (525 square miles) and hemmed in by ranges soaring as high as 11,800 feet, lies at an altitude of about 6,200 feet.

6 Demography Armenians constitute nearly all of the country's population; they speak Armenian, a distinct branch of the Indo-European language family. Armenians today belong mainly to the Armenian Apostolic (Orthodox) church or the Armenian Catholic church, in communion with Rome. The country boasts a State Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet, several drama theatres, theatres for children, orchestras, a national dance company, and the Yerevan film studios, which produce feature, documentary, and science films.

7 Demography Traditional folk arts, especially singing, dancing, and artistic crafts, are popular. The city of Yerevan

8 Religions Almost all people are primarily Armenian Catholic A small fraction of the population is Armenian Orthodox. The Orthodox religion came from the soviet invasion.

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11 Thanks for your attention. I hope you learned a bit about Armenia just like I did. Have a nice day!


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