Arménie

Interesting Facts About Arménie

• Armenia has a population of 3,081,100 as of 2025 and is the third most densely populated of the former Soviet republics.
• The Armenian diaspora is estimated at around 8 million people, greatly exceeding the population in Armenia itself, with the largest communities in Russia, the United States, and France.
• Armenians have their own distinct alphabet invented by Mesrop Mashtots, consisting of thirty-nine letters.
• Christianity arrived in Armenia in the 1st century AD through the apostles Thaddaeus and Bartholomew, making it one of the earliest Christian nations.
• Ethnic Armenians make up 98.1% of the population, making Armenia one of the most ethnically homogeneous countries in the region.
• According to a 2013 survey, 95% of Armenians have some knowledge of Russian due to the country's Soviet past, while 40% know some English.
• Roughly 40,000 to 70,000 Armenians still live in Turkey, mostly in and around Istanbul, not including those with hidden Armenian ancestry among Turkish citizens.

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