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AR ME NIA GENERAL INFORMATION Armenia is located in the southern Caucasus. It is bordered by Georgia to the north, Iran to the south, Azerbaijan to the northeast and southwest, Turkey to the west. The Republic of Armenia occupies a territory of 29 800 square km, at an average altitude of 1800 m above sea level. The highest point is Mount Aragats (4090 m), while the lowest point is the valley of the Debed River (400 m). “The capital is Yerevan.” The state religion of Armenia is Christianity, which was adopted in 301. The official language is Armenian—a separate branch in the Indo-European language family, the Armenian alphabet is completely different from all other alphabets. State buildings and public places have tablets written in Latin as well. In addition to Armenian, Russian, and English are also widely used in the country. The national currency of Armenia is called “dram” (the code – AMD). Armenia has a dry tr