Central Asia: Armenia and Azerbaijan

Republic of Armenia•the smallest of the former Soviet republics.• bounded by Georgia on

the north, Azerbaijan on

the east, Iran on the south, and Turkey on the west.

• The current population in 2014 is estimated at

2,983,990 people.

• Laguanges used: Armenian, Russian, French, Kurdish, English

Brief History

• Ancient Armenia (3500 BC - 520 BC)• First and Second Armenian Kingdoms• Arab invasion and Byzantine Empire• Third and Fourth Armenian Kingdoms• Under Ottoman(Turkish) Rule• Armenian Genocide• Under Soviet Rule• Nagorno-Karabakh movement• Present Day Armenia

Government

• Form of Government- Presidential, Republic

Serzh A. Sargsyan- The third and incumbent

President of the Republic ofArmenia

Religion

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Culture

Wonders of Armenia

Republic of Azerbaijan• Also known as the “Land of Fire”, It is located on the western

shore of the Caspian Seaat the southeast extremity of the Caucasus, Georgia and Russia to the north, Iran to the south, and Armenia to the southwest and west.• The current population in 2013 is estimated at

9.417,000

Brief History

• Ancient Azerbaijan•Muslim Conquest• The Russian Conquest• Soviet Rule• Independence• Present Day Azerbaijan

Government

• Form of Government- Presidential Republic

• Ilham Aliyev- Fourth and incumbent

President of the Republic ofAzerbaijan

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Wonders of Azerbaijan