| Surface | 29.800 sq.km |
| Population | 3.760.000 inhabitants |
| Language | Armenian, Russian and Kurdish |
| Ethnics | Armenian, Azerbaijani, Kurdish, Russian, Ukrainian, Greek and other minorities |
| Religion | Orthodox Christian, and Catholics of the Armenian rite. |
| Capital | Yerevan |
| Form of Government | Presidential Republic |
| Economy | PIL 2.752 millions $; PIL pro-capital 2.260; Foreign Debit 374 millions $; Yearly growth 1996=6,6%; Principal suppliers UE 13,2% - CSI 49,9% - MO 15,9%; Principal clients UE 17,7% - CSI 62% - Frus 32,5% |
| Origin | The former Armenia was christianized in the IVth century |
| Catholic Church | One Ordinary for the Catholic Armenians of Oriental Europe, with a seat in Armenia. One Apostolic Administrator for the Catholics of Latin rite with a seat in Georgia. 141.000 (3,75%) Catholics; 18 Parishes; 16 Priests (Religious); 3 Major Seminarists; 15 Nuns. |