The Government of Armenia
Overview
- Capital: Yerevan
- Administrative regions: 10 provinces (marzer) plus Yerevan city
- Government & legal system: Unitary parliamentary republic; civil law system. (government site)
- Head of state / government: Vahagn Khachaturyan, President (ceremonial); Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister (head of government) (official page)
- Official language(s): Armenian (official)
- National Day: September 21 (Independence Day, 1991)
- Independence: September 21, 1991 (from the USSR)
- Other official holidays: Genocide Remembrance Day (Apr 24), Constitution Day (July 5)
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (official site)
- Regional / international memberships: United Nations/ UN, Collective Security Treaty Organization/ CSTO, Eurasian Economic Union, Commonwealth of Independent States/ CIS, Council of Europe, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe/ OSCE
- Visa / entry requirements: Visa-free or e-visa for many nationalities. (visa info)
- Currency: Armenian dram (AMD) — notes depict cultural and historical figures, monasteries, and Mount Ararat.
- Flag symbolism: Horizontal red-blue-orange tricolor — red represents the Armenian Highlands and the blood shed defending the homeland, blue represents peaceful skies, orange represents the land’s fertility and creative talent.
