- Armenia is a land-locked Country in Western Asia. It is located at the border of Eastern Europe and Western Asia and sometimes considered as a Eurasian country.
- Armenia is known as the first Christian country. It adopted Christianity as its state religion in 301 AD.
Armenia is the 1st Christian country and has the world's oldest national church - Armenian Apostolic Church (or Armenian Orthodox Church) is the world’s oldest national church. It was founded in 1st Century AD.
- Armenia is one of the most ancient countries in the world. It was founded in the 6th Century BC. (Source)
- Armenia remained under control of Ottoman Empire and Safavid Dynasty from 16thto 19th Century.
- The first Republic of Armenia was established after World War 1 in 1918. But soon it became part of Soviet Union in March 1922.
- The modern country of Armenia came into being on 21st September 1991after it gained independence from Soviet Union.
- Large numbers of Armenians were killed by Ottoman and Turkish forces during World War 1. This act is commonly known as Armenian Genocide. But it is a controversial claim that is rejected by Turkey and not supported by many countries.
- More Armenians live abroad than in Armenia. As compared to 3 million Armenians in Armenia, there are more than 6 million Armenians settled in other parts of the world. (Source)
- Armenia is almost completely mountainous. Around 86% area of Armenia is mountainous. Average elevation of the country is 1,792 m (5,879 ft) which is 10thhighest in the world. Its highest point is 4,090 m (13,419 ft) while the lowest is 390 m (1,280 ft) above sea level.
- On 7th December 1988, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake in Armenia (then part of Soviet Union) devastated the entire region. The earthquake resulted in the demise of more than 25,000 people and destruction of tens of thousands of buildings. The country hasn’t recovered from this earthquake even after 30 years. (Source)
Armenia hasn't recovered from earthquake in 1988 - Armenia has border disputes with its neighbor country Azerbaijan. Armenia played major role in the formation of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (also known as the Republic of Artsakh) and is one of the few countries that recognize this disputed republic. The majority population of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic is of Armenian ethnicity and it is generally recognized as part of Azerbaijan.
- Due to strained relations, Turkey and Azerbaijan have closed their borders with Armenia. This is proving disastrous for Armenia as it depends on exports for energy and several other requirements.
- Even after independence, Russia is still monitoring Armenian borders with Iran and Turkey.
- Yazidism is the 2nd largest religion in Armenia with around 50,000 adherents. The world’s largest Yazidi temple is also in Armenia. (Source)
World's largest Yazidi temple is in Armenia - Levon Aronian is a world-renowned Armenian chess player. He has been ranked as the 4thbest chess player in history with rating of 2830.
- Chess has been a compulsory subject in Armenian schools since 2011. There are compulsory chess lessons for children between ages 6 and 8. (Source)
- Armenia is one of the oldest wine producing countries in the world. The oldest winery has been discovered in a cave in Armenia which is 6,100 years old. (Source)
A cave in Armenia has world's oldest winery - Armenian capital Yerevan is known as “pink city”. The reason is the construction of buildings from pink stones of surrounding landscape. (Source)
- Yerevan is also one of oldest inhabited citiesin Europe. It was founded in 782 BC, around 30 years before Rome. (Source)
- The longest non-stop double track cable car is located in Armenia. Its length is 5,752 m (18,871 ft). (Source)
- Lake Sevan in Armenia is the largest lake in Caucasus region. It is also one of the highest lakes in the world. (Source)
Lake sevan is the largest lake in Caucasus and one of the world's highest - The discovery place for the oldest (leather) shoe in the world is a cave in Armenia. This shoe is 5,500 years old. (Source)
- Lavash is a soft bread from Armenia. It is also popular in Iran, Turkey and Caucasus region. This bread has been included in the UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list. (Source)
- Currently, there are 3 UNESCO World Heritage Sitesin Armenia. Apart from them, there are four Armenian sites in the tentative list of UNESCO. (Source)
- Classical Armenian was one of the first languages used for translation of Bible. (Source)
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