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Armenia
 
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Capital: Yerevan
Area size: 28200 sq. km Slightly smaller than Belgium
Time zone: GMT +4
Currency: Dram
Area code: (+) 374
Driving: Right
Climate description: Continental; hot, dry summers and cold winters
 

People
Standard of living
Economy & aid
Health
Disasters, conflict & migration
Language
Armenian is the official language. Russian, Azerbaijani and Kurdish are also spoken.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population
2007 3.0 million U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006 3.0 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2005 3.0 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2004 3.0 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2003 3.0 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2002 3.1 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2001 3.1 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2000 3.1 million U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
3.4 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2006)

Ethnic groups
Armenian 93 percent. There are also Azeri, Russian and Kurdish minorities.
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
A majority belongs to the Armenian Church, a branch of the Christian Orthodox Church.
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population
2007 63.8 percent U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006 63.9 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2005 64.1 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2004 64.2 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2003 64.4 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2002 64.6 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2001 64.9 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2000 65.1 percent U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1921
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
No data available (2006)

Percentage of population under 15
2005 20.8 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004 21.7 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 22.8 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 21.4 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 22.5 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 23.7 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2002


Average life expectancy
2005 71.7 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004 71.6 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 71.4 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 72.4 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 72.1 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 72.9 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - male
2005 68.2 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004 68.1 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 68.0 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 68.9 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 68.7 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 69.8 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - female
2005 74.9 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004 74.8 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 74.7 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 75.5 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 75.3 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 75.8 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Infant mortality
2006 21 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005 26 per 1,000 live births U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004 29 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003 30 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 30 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 31 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 25 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five
2006 24 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005 29 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004 32 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003 33 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 35 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 35 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 30 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Births attended by skilled personnel
1997-2005 98 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1996-2004 97 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1995-2003 97 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002 97 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001 97 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000 97 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Maternal mortality
2005 39 per 100,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2000 55 per 100,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2006

Human development index (HDI rank)
2005 83 UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004 80 UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 83 UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 82 UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 100 UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 76 UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)
2000-2006 4 percent UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
1996-2005 4 percent UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
1996-2004 3 percent UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
1995-2003 3 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002 3 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001 3 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000 35 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of undernourished population
2002-2004 average 24 percent U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006
2001-2003average 29 percent FAO 2006

Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.
Population with access to improved water
2004 92 percent UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006
2002 92 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000 No data available percent

Population with access to improved sanitation
2004 83 percent UNICEF and WHO 2006
2002 84 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005

Literacy - average
2004 99.4 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 99.4 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 99.4 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 98.5 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 98.4 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - male
2004 99.7 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 99.7 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 99.7 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 99.3 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 99.3 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - female
2004 99.2 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 99.2 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 99.2 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 97.8 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 97.6 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Landlines telephones
2006 197 per 1,000 people International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 2007
2005 197 per 1,000 people ITU 2007
2004 191 per 1,000 people ITU 2007
2003 186 per 1,000 people ITU 2007
2002 178 per 1,000 people ITU 2007
2001 173 per 1,000 people ITU 2007
2000 173 per 1,000 people ITU 2007

Cellular telephone subscribers
2006 105 per 1,000 people ITU 2007
2005 105 per 1,000 people ITU 2007
2004 67 per 1,000 people ITU 2007
2003 38 per 1,000 people ITU 2007
2002 23 per 1,000 people ITU 2007
2001 8 per 1,000 people ITU 2007
2000 6 per 1,000 people ITU 2007

Internet users
2006 58 per 1,000 people ITU 2007
2005 53 per 1,000 people ITU 2007
2004 50 per 1,000 people ITU 2007
2003 46 per 1,000 people ITU 2007
2002 20 per 1,000 people ITU 2007
2001 16 per 1,000 people ITU 2007
2000 13 per 1,000 people ITU 2007

Transparency International corruption ranking (1=least corrupt, 179=most corrupt)
2007 99 (joint) Transparency International 2007
2006 93 (joint) Transparency International
2005 88 (joint) Transparency International
2004 82 (joint) Transparency International
2003 78 (joint) Transparency International
2002 Not ranked
2001 Not ranked
2000 76 (joint) Transparency International

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
Yes (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

International humanitarian aid flows
Access the Financial Tracking Service, a global real-time database which records all reported humanitarian aid - including that for NGOs, the Red Cross/Crescent Movement, bilateral aid, in-kind aid and private donations - searchable by country.
Source: Financial Tracking Service, ReliefWeb

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day
1990-2005 No data available percent
1990-2004 No data available percent
1990-2003 No data available percent
1990-2002 No data available percent
1990-2001 12.8 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

GNI per capita, Atlas method
2006 1920 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005 1470 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004 1140 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003 950 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002 800 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001 710 current US$ WorldBankDataProfileTables2008
2000 660 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country’s exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.
GDP
2006 6.4 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005 4.9 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004 3.6 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003 2.8 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002 2.4 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001 2.1 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000 1.9 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual GDP growth
2005 14 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2004 10.5 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2003 14 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2002 13.2 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2001 9.6 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2000 5.9 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007

Annual inflation
2005 3.2 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2004 6.3 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2003 4.6 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2002 2.4 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2001 4 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2000 -1.4 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
3.6 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
29.0 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Physicians
2000-2004 359 per 100,000 people UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004 359 per 100,000 people UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003 287 per 100,000 people UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2002 305 per 100,000 people UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)
2005 0.1 percent U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2006
2003 0.1 percent UNAIDS 2006

Malaria
Risk from P. vivax from June through October in some villages in the Ararat Valley, mainly in the Masis district. No risk in tourist areas.
Source: WHO

TB cases
2006 72 per 100,000 people WHO 2008
2005 72 per 100,000 people WHO 2008
2004 71 per 100,000 people WHO 2008
2003 71 per 100,000 people WHO 2008
2002 72 per 100,000 people WHO 2008
2001 72 per 100,000 people WHO 2008
2000 71 per 100,000 people WHO 2008

Chronology of natural disasters
Access EM-DAT, a database of natural disasters from 1900 to the present - death tolls and numbers of affected people - searchable by country.
Source: Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium

Number of refugees originating here
2006 14918 Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2005 13965 UNHCR
2004 13422 UNHCR
2003 13159 UNHCR
2002 13249 UNHCR
2001 7207 UNHCR
2000 5786 UNHCR

Number of refugees residing here
2006 113714 UNHCR
2005 219550 UNHCR
2004 235235 UNHCR
2003 239289 UNHCR
2002 247550 UNHCR
2001 264337 UNHCR
2000 280591 UNHCR

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate
2007 8400 Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) 2008
2005 8400 Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) 2006

Landmine casualties per year
2004 At least 15 Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003 At least 8 Landmine Monitor Report 2005

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
No
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military
2005 2.7 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004 2.6 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 2.7 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 2.7 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 3.1 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 4.4 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of GDP spent on education
2002-2005 No data available percent
2002-2004 3.2 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2000-2002 3.2 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1999-2001 3.2 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1998-2000 2.9 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage of GDP spent on health
2004 1.4 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2003-2004 1.2 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002 1.3 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2001 3.2 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000 3.2 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003


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