Amazing Armenia
By: Alyssa Herrera, Tabor Bryson, Kaitlyn Marsh
Country Basics
In Armenia, the capital of the city is Yerevan, and has a flag with the colors red, blue, and yellow. Red stands for the blood spilt by their soldiers, yellow of the farmers who spent countless hours growing their crops and food, and blue stands for the sky.
Geography
The countries that surround Armenia are Georgia, Azerbaijan, Iran and Turkey.
Some of the major landmarks in Armenia are the Tater Monastery and Geghard. Three of the major bodies of water around Armenia is the Black Sea, Caspian Sea, and the Akhurian River. The economy affects the city of Armenia, as there are many mountains surrounding it, they can mine for gold to help them with their payments, and various others.
Economy
Armenia is a poor nation, with a GDP of $24.37 billion. Their currency is the Armenian Dram and Noah’s Ark Silver Coins. Armenia’s main export is Crest metals, and main import is natural gas and petroleum.
The life expectancy in Armenia is 74.44 years, birth rate 13.42 births/1,000 population, literacy rate is 99.8%, and the main drinking water source vary. Most are adequate to drink from, but some are not. 98% of what they drink is ground water (water from under the ground), and the other 2% from streams and rivers above ground.
Culture
Armenian clothing is very colorful, and it is typical for female women and children to wear dresses.
Men wear suits, mostly made of silk and cotton.
The major languages spoken there is Armenian, which is the country’s native language.
The popular music currently is Dr. Alban, instrumental music, And Turkish music.
The most successful religion in Armenia is Christianity, with a percentage of 95%.
Some of the Major Holidays in Armenia are New Years, National Army Day, Women's Day, Day of Maternity and beauty, and Commemoration Day. Some common food dishes in Armenia are Cuisine.For America are favorite sports are Football, Soccer, Basketball, Baseball. For Armenia their favorite sports are Football, Chess, Wrestling, weightlifting, Boxing, and rugby. Also Armenia have different ideas of fun they like to do go view the Pagan Temple, or view the Lake Sevan, or visit the Khachkars Noratus Cemetery Ski , but they love to drink fruit flavor wine.
Climate
History
Some history of Armenia is the Armenian Genocide, which is part of Armenia's dark past. They were (Armenia) controlled by Turkey, and the Christians were murdered in various, creative, scary ways. Now, Turkey denies any idea of a genocide and took it's place as an ally of the U.S.
Armenia is very race differential because they have been controlled by many civilizations, such as Turkey.
Compare and Contrast- Amenia and the United States of America
Bibliography
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Qtu2D_K03yj5MBofP1Med8Pq1syyafdQqFU61dcpy10/edit
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/armenia-facts/
http://www.mapsofworld.com/armenia/facts.html
Email: alyssa.herrera@nisdtx.org
Website: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Qtu2D_K03yj5MBofP1Med8Pq1syyafdQqFU61dcpy10/edit
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