{"id":68856,"date":"2026-06-15T12:32:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T07:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=68856"},"modified":"2026-06-15T13:16:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T07:46:51","slug":"key-facts-about-armenia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/key-facts-about-armenia\/","title":{"rendered":"Armenia"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Armenia Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, Armenia\u2019s ruling Civil Contract party has won the Parliamentary election.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Armenia<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is a <\/span><b>landlocked country,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> located in the south of <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/caucasus-mountains\/\" target=\"_blank\">Caucasus mountain range<\/a>.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bordering Countries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is bounded by <\/span><b>Georgia <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the north, <\/span><b>Azerbaijan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the east<\/span><b>, Iran<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the southeast and <\/span><b>Turkey <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the west.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Capital:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Yerevan.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Geographical Features of Armenia<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Climate:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Highland continental, hot summers, cold winter climate.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Terrain:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Lesser (or Little) <\/span><b>Caucasus Mountains<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> dominate much of Armenia\u2019s landscape.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Much of Armenia\u2019s soil\u2014formed partly by residues of volcanic lava\u2014is rich in nitrogen, potash, and phosphates.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Highest Peak:<\/b> <b>Mount Aragats<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (4,090 m) which is an extinct volcanic peak.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Rivers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 Aras, Hrazdan, Arpa, and Vorotan, rivers which provide hydropower and irrigation facilities to the country.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lakes:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Lake Sevan is the largest lake of Armenia.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Natural resources:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It consists of small deposits of gold, copper, molybdenum, zinc, bauxite.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/armenias-ruling-civil-contract-party-wins-parliamentary-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">News On Air<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Armenia is a landlocked country, located in the south of Caucasus mountain range. 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