Armenia
Land of stone crosses and apricots
Passport card
Republic of Armenia
Armenia
- Capital
- Yerevan
- Continent
- Asia
- Currency
- Dram
- Languages
- Armenian
- People
- About 30 lakh
- Size
- About 29,743 km²
- Leader
- Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan
- Free since
- 21 September 1991
- Time
- 1½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 10:30 am in Yerevan
⭐ In 301 CE, Armenia became the first country to make Christianity its official religion.
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Armenia
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Armenia
Turn the globe with your finger. Armenia has 4 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Armenia and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 110 times the size of Armenia.
- PeopleIndia has about 490 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 30 lakh in Armenia.
- DistanceYerevan is about 3,200 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeArmenia is 1½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 10:30 am in Yerevan.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Armenia, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Armenia
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Armenia's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Armenia back on the map
Armenia and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 5 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Armenia worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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