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Armenia

Republic of Armenia · Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն

Capital
Yerevan
Population
3.09 million 2025
Area
29,743 km²
Neighbours
4
Locator map of ArmeniaARMENIAYerevanTÜRKIYEIRANAZERBAIJANGEORGIARUSSIABlack Sea0100 km
Armenia hatched, Yerevan marked with a triangle, land neighbours shaded. Orthographic projection centred on 40.1°N 45.0°E; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Landlocked in Western Asia, Armenia has four land neighbours: Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran and Türkiye. At 29,743 km², it ranks 138th of 195 by area, close in size to Lesotho and Belgium.

Its population was 3.09 million in 2025 (World Bank), the 60th-smallest of the 194 countries with data. On average, 104 people live on each km². 65.9% of people lived in urban areas in 2025.

GDP per capita was US$9,474 in 2025 (World Bank, current US$), 88th of 191 and 18th of 46 in Asia. Life expectancy at birth was 78.3 years in 2024.

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres. North to south it runs about 269 km, between 38.9°N and 41.3°N. Yerevan's antipode is in the South Pacific Ocean, about 1,880 km from the Pitcairn Islands, the nearest land.

How it compares Asia: 47 countries

MeasureFigureWorldAsia
Population3,086,7002025, World Bank135th of 19441st of 47
Area29,743 km²world-countries138th of 19537th of 47
GDPUS$29.2 billion2025, World Bank, current US$113th of 19133rd of 46
GDP per capitaUS$9,4742025, World Bank, current US$88th of 19118th of 46
Population density104 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries85th of 19429th of 47
Life expectancy78.3 years2024, World Bank50th of 19412th of 47
Urban population65.9%2025, World Bank87th of 19423rd of 47
Forest area11.8% of land2024, World Bank150th of 19426th of 47
Population growth+1.74% a year2025, World Bank59th of 19413th of 47
Internet users81.3%2024, World Bank97th of 18829th of 45
Fertility rate1.70 births per woman2024, World Bank120th of 19434th of 47
Land neighbours4world-countries; among the 19559th of 19516th of 47
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaLesotho, Belgium and Solomon Islands

Closest in populationNamibia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Qatar

Neighbours 4 countries by land, nearest capital first

  • Georgia173 km
    Yerevan to Tbilisi, capital to capital
  • Azerbaijan454 km
    Yerevan to Baku, capital to capital
  • Iran786 km
    Yerevan to Tehran, capital to capital
  • Türkiye991 km
    Yerevan to Ankara, capital to capital

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Northern and Eastern
Capital
Yerevan
40.18°N 44.51°E
Northernmost latitude
41.29°N
Southernmost latitude
38.87°N
Westernmost longitude
43.44°E
Easternmost longitude
46.59°E
North to south
about 269 km
Antipode of Yerevan
40.18°S 135.49°W
in the South Pacific Ocean, about 1,880 km from the nearest land (Pitcairn Islands)