Official Name   -  Republic of Armenia
Capital of Armenia   -  Yerevan
Administrative Division:  Eleven marzes (provinces)
(including the capital city of Yerevan that has a status of a marz).
Head of the state   -  President of RA
Supreme legislative body – National Assembly
Administrative and territorial unit   -  marz (11 marzes in all including Yerevan city)
National currency   -  Dram (AMD), introduced in 1993.
Territory    -   29.74 thousand square km
Population  -3.2 Million,
Ethnic Breakdown:   Armenians - 96%
Minorities: Russians, Yezidis, Kurds, Assyrians, Greeks, Ukrainians, Jews and others
Population of the capital  - 1.0 Million.
Official Language:  Armenian
Average Altitude  Above Sea Level: 1.800 meters
Highest Mountain Peak:  Aragats (4,090 meters)
Region – north latitudes of subtropics.
Climate  - dry, continental.
Religion: Christian
Church: Armenian Apostolic 
Religious Center: St.Etchmiadzin, the Cathedral of theArmenian Apostolic Church and the residence of the Catholicos (Patriarch) of all Armenians
Neighboring Countries: in the North: Georgia; in the East: Azerbaijan; in the South: Iran; in the South-West: Nakhijevan (Azerbaijan); in the West: Turkey.
Natural Resources: Armenia is rich in copper, iron, bauxite, molybdenum, gold, silver, lead and zinc.
Substantial deposits of pumice, marble, tuff, perlite, limestone, basalt and salt also exist. Precious and semi-precious stones are abundant.
State Organization:  The Republic of Armenia is a sovereign, democratic, social, rule of law state.
The state power is administered pursuant to the Constitution and the laws based on the principle of separation of the legislative, executive and judicial branches.
The Constitution: Was adopted on July 5, 1995,through a popular referendum.
The system of Government: 
The President:  The Republic of Armenia has a system of presidential rule.
In accordance with the Constitution, the President ensures compliance with the Constitution, the normal operation of the legislative, the executive and the judiciary, and serves as the guarantor of sovereignty, territorial integrity and security of the Republic.
The President is elected by the citizens of the Republic of Armenia for a five-year term.
The executive power in the Republic of Armenia belongs to the Government of the Republic. The Government is composed of the Prime Minister and the Ministers. The President of the Republic appoints and removes the Prime Minister of the Republic. The President also appoints and removes all members of the Government nominated by the Prime Minister
The Legislative Power:
Legislative power in the Republic of Armenia belongs to the National Assembly. The National Assembly is a 131-seat body, of which 75 are elected from single-mandate districts and 56 by party list. Last parliamentary elections were held in May 1999.
The President of the Republic serves as a guarantor of independence of judicial bodies. He is the Head of the Council of Justice.