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title: "Armenia — capital, area, population and currency"
description: "Armenia: capital Yerevan, area 29,743 km², population 3,086,700 (2025), currency Armenian dram. Languages, time zones and calling code."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country/armenia/
site: "At One Place"
---

# 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.

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- [Lesotho](https://atoneplace.net/country/lesotho/)
- [Solomon Islands](https://atoneplace.net/country/solomon-islands/)
- [Albania](https://atoneplace.net/country/albania/)
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- [Indonesia](https://atoneplace.net/country/indonesia/)
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## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]