Language
Armenian is the official language. Russian, Azerbaijani and Kurdish are also spoken.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population

2009	3.1 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2009)
2007	3.0 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006	3.0 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2005	3.0 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2004	3.0 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2003	3.0 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2002	3.1 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2001	3.1 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2000	3.1 million	U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
3.0 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2009)

Ethnic groups
Armenian 93 percent. There are also Azeri, Russian and Kurdish minorities.
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
A majority belongs to the Armenian Church, a branch of the Christian Orthodox Church.
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population

2007	63.8 percent	U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006	63.9 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2005	64.1 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2004	64.2 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2003	64.4 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2002	64.6 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2001	64.9 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2000	65.1 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1921
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
87 (2007)
Source: UNESCO

Percentage of population under 15

2005	20.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	21.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	22.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	21.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	22.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	23.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Time zone
GMT +4

Climate description
Continental; hot, dry summers and cold winters

Currency
Dram

Telephone dialling code
(+) 374

Driving (left/right)
Right

Average life expectancy

2005	71.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	71.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	71.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	72.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	72.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	72.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - male

2005	68.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	68.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	68.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	68.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	68.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	69.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - female

2005	74.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	74.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	74.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	75.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	75.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	75.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Infant mortality

2007	22 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	21 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	26 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	29 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	30 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	30 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	31 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	25 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five

2007	24 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	24 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	29 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	32 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	33 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	35 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	35 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	30 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Births attended by skilled personnel

1997-2005	98 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1996-2004	97 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1995-2003	97 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	97 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001	97 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000	97 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Maternal mortality

2005	39 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2000	55 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006

Human development index (HDI rank)

2005	83	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	80	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	83	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	82	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	100	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	76	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)

2000-2007	4 percent	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2000-2006	4 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
1996-2005	4 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
1996-2004	3 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
1995-2003	3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001	3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000	35 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of undernourished population

2003-2005	21 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2008
2002-2004average	24 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006
2001-2003average	29 percent	FAO 2006

Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.

Population with access to improved water

2006	98 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	92 percent	UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006
2002	92 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	No data available percent

Population with access to improved sanitation

2006	91 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	83 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2006
2002	84 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005

Literacy - average

2004	99.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	99.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	98.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	98.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - male

2004	99.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	99.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	99.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	99.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - female

2004	99.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	99.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	97.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	97.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Landlines telephones

2008	194 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	194 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	194 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	194 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	189 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	184 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	177 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	173 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	173 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Cellular telephone subscribers

2008	611 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	611 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	411 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	104 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	66 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	37 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	23 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	8 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	6 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Internet users

2008	58 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	58 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	58 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	53 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	50 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	46 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	20 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	16 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	13 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Transparency International corruption ranking (Scale: 1 = least corrupt, >175 = most corrupt)

2008	109 (joint)	Transparency International 2008
2007	99 (joint)	Transparency International 2007
2006	93 (joint)	Transparency International
2005	88 (joint)	Transparency International
2004	82 (joint)	Transparency International
2003	78 (joint)	Transparency International
2002	Not ranked
2001	Not ranked
2000	76 (joint)	Transparency International

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
Yes (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day

1990-2005	No data available percent
1990-2004	No data available percent
1990-2003	No data available percent
1990-2002	No data available percent
1990-2001	12.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

GNI per capita, Atlas method

2007	2630 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	1960 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	1500 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	1160 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	950 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	800 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	710 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	660 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country's exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.

GDP

2007	9.2 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	6.4 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	4.9 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	3.6 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	2.8 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	2.4 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	2.1 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	1.9 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Annual GDP growth

2006	13.3  percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	13.9  percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	10.5  percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	14.0  percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	13.2  percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	9.6  percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000	5.9  percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual inflation

2007	4.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	4.6 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	3.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	6.3 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	4.6 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	2.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	4.0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	-1.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
3.6 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
29.0 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Physicians

2000-2004	359 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004	359 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	287 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2002	305 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)

2007	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2006	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2005	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2004	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2003	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008

Malaria
Risk from P. vivax from June through October in some villages in the Ararat Valley, mainly in the Masis district. No risk in tourist areas.
Source: WHO

TB cases

2007	72 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2006	72 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2005	72 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2004	71 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2003	71 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2002	72 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2001	72 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2000	71 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009

Number of refugees originating here

2008	16336	UNHCR
2007	15436	UNHCR
2006	14918	Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2005	13965	UNHCR
2004	13422	UNHCR
2003	13159	UNHCR
2002	13249	UNHCR
2001	7207	UNHCR
2000	5786	UNHCR

Number of refugees residing here

2008	3953	UNHCR
2007	4566	UNHCR
2006	113714	UNHCR
2005	219550	UNHCR
2004	235235	UNHCR
2003	239289	UNHCR
2002	247550	UNHCR
2001	264337	UNHCR
2000	280591	UNHCR

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate

2007	8400	Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) 2008
2005	8400	Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) 2006

Landmine casualties per year

2007	1	Landmine Monitor Report 2008
2006	3	Landmine Monitor Report 2008
2004	At least 15	Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003	At least 8	Landmine Monitor Report 2005

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
No
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military

2005	2.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	2.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	2.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	2.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	3.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	4.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of GDP spent on education

2002-2005	No data available percent
2002-2004	3.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2000-2002	3.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1999-2001	3.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1998-2000	2.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage of GDP spent on health

2004	1.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2003-2004	1.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002	1.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2001	3.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000	3.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003