Official name of the country: Republic of Armenia
Population: 3,056,382 (July 2015 est.)
Area: 29,743 km2
Capital: Yerevan
System of Government: Presidential Republic
Head of the Government: Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan
Education & Science Minister: Armen Ashotyan
Parliament: Speaker of the National Assmebly – Galust Sahakyan
Administrative structure: 11 marzes (provinces)
Geography: Armenia is a landlocked country in the Asia Minor, borders with Georgia in the North, Azerbaijan-Nakhijevan exclave in the East and South-West, Turkey in the West and Iran in the South. The terrain is mostly mountainous and flat, with fast flowing rivers and few forests. The climate is highland continental. The land rises to 4,095 m above sea-level at Mount Aragats, and no point is below 400 m.
Sources: NAS RA, CIA World Factbook
Last update: February 2016
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(general information - research structure - research policies - international cooperation) (URL: https://increast.eu/_media/Armenia_Country_Report_EN_Feb2016_final.pdf)
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(November 2011, compiled as an annex to the "White Paper on Opportunities and Challenges in View of Enhancing the EU Cooperation with Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and South Caucasus in Science, Research, and Innovation".) (URL: https://increast.eu/_media/Country_Report_Armenia_2011.pdf)
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(Website of the Armenian National Information Point for Horizon 2020) (URL: http://h2020.sci.am/index.htm)
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(general information about the country and its relations with the EU) (URL: http://ec.europa.eu/external_relations/armenia/index_en.htm)
