Armenia

Country Name: Republic of Armenia

Capital City: Yerevan

Population: 2,976,372 (2006)

Population Growth: -0.19% (2006)

Currency: dram (AMD)

Languages: Armenian

Area: 29,800 sq km

Inflation Rate: 2.9% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 7.4% (November 2006)

Domain extension: .am

ARMENIA MAIN

The Matenadaran Institute in Yerevan On March 3, 1959 the Matenadaran Institute was formed to facilitate the manuscripts and in 1962 it was named after Saint Mesrop Mashtots. The Matenadaran archives hold a rich collection of valuable ancient Armenian, Greek, Syrian, Hebrew, Roman and Persia