Armenia has cold winters and hot
summers, specially in
mountainous areas.
Language:
The Armenian language is an
Indo-European language
spoken by the
Armenian people.
It is the official language of the
Republic of Armenia
as well as in the region of
Nagorno-Karabakh.
Currency:
Currency Armenia consists of the
dram. Currency Armenia has 100 subdivisions called luma.
Dram if translated to English means money.
The census of 1989 recorded 3.6
million people in the republic, with 96% of the
population ethnic Armenian, the other 4% divided between
Russians, Jews, Greeks, Assyrians, Molokons, Yesdis, Udz
and Gypsies.
Capital City:
The capital of Armenia, Yerevan, is
one of the world's oldest cities. It was founded in 783
BC, several years before the founding of ancient Rome,
by king Argishti the First as Erebuni, the military and
administrative center of the state of Urartu.
