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COUNTRY STATISTICS, AD 2000

Area: 28,200 sq km
Population: 3,520,000
GDP: US$3,000 per capita
GNP: US$2 billion
Telephones: 155 per 1,000
Radios: 850,000
Televisions: 825,000
Doctors: 13,961
Tourists: 1,000

ARMENIA
 Geography: Armenia is located in Southwestern Asia, east of Turkey. Armenia is also bordering Georgia, Turkey, and Azerbaijan. The total land area is 29,800 sq km, which makes it slightly smaller than Maryland. The terrain consists of high Armenian Plateau with mountains, little forest land, fast flowing rivers, and good soil in Aras River valley.

People and Population: The population is 3,421,775. About 26% of the population is between the ages of 0-14, 65% is between the ages of 15-64, and 19% is over the age of 64. Life expectancy is at the age of 67. Major ethnic groups are Armenian 93%, Azeri 3%, and Russian 2%.

Government: The government type is federation. The legal system is based on civil law. The suffrage is at the age of 18 and it is universal. There is political freedom. Armenia has suffered through many wars and oppression.

History: Armenia has only been independent at rare points of life. Out of the country’s 2,500 years it has always been a victim to of its location as a strategic buffer between the Byzantine/Turkish, Russian/USSR and Persian empires. Armenia is independent as a member of the CIS in September 1991.

Economy: The GDP per capita is $2750. The major exports are gold and jewelry, aluminum, transport equipment, electrical equipment, and scrap metal. A large portion of the population works in industry and services. The unemployment rate is 11%.

Society: The roles that women play are housewives, services, trade, and factories. Marriages are not arranged, and the average family size is 4. Over 98% of the population is literate. The education system is great. There is great access to technology and the communication services are very good as well. Health services are good and there is only a small percentage of starvation. Over 65% of the population lives in urban societies. The largest city is Yerevan with a population of over 1,300,000.

Religion: 80% of the population is Christian with 2% being Protestant. 17% of the population is non-religious and less than 3% of the population is Muslim.

Christianity: Over 80% of the population is Christian with 2% being Protestant. There is freedom to evangelize. About 17% of the population is non-religious with less than 11% being Muslim. There was persecution during the days that the nation followed Communism, but there is very little persecution today. Successful methods of evangelism are compassion ministries, street evangelism, friendship evangelism, and other related ministries that can help the people.