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Armenia

Armenia
Capital Yerevan
29,743 km² · 3,086,700 people (2025) · Armenian dram

Landlocked and high — the average elevation is about 1,800 m and nearly the whole country is over 1,000 m. Lake Sevan sits at 1,900 m and is one of the largest high-altitude freshwater lakes in the world.

The facts

Capital
Yerevan
Area
29,743 km² — 11,484 sq mi
Population
3,086,700 (2025)
Density
103.8 people per km²
Currency
Armenian dram (AMD, ֏)
Official language
Armenian
Time zone
UTC+04:00
Calling code
+374
Drives on the
right
ISO codes
AM · ARM
Continent
Asia

How it compares

By area
140 of 200
By population
138 of 200

Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.

Countries of a similar size

Country Area (km²) Population
Belgium 30,528 11,941,781
Lesotho 30,355 2,363,325
Armenia ← 29,743 3,086,700
Solomon Islands 28,896 838,645
Albania 28,748 2,349,580

Common questions

What is the capital of Armenia?
Yerevan
What currency does Armenia use?
The Armenian dram (AMD).
How big is Armenia?
29,743 km², or 11,484 square miles — 140 of 200 by area.
Which side of the road does Armenia drive on?
The right.

Related pages

Sources

  1. The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
  2. World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)

How these figures are compiled and checked