Armenia is a country in Asia, with about 3.09 million people (2025) and an area of 29,740 square kilometres. Its capital is Yerevan, and it shares land borders with 4 countries.
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A highland republic with two closed borders
Armenia is landlocked, and about half of its 29,743 square kilometers sits above 2,000 meters. The Lesser Caucasus crosses it in ridges that make internal travel slow; Aragats, the highest point, reaches 4,090 meters. Lake Sevan spreads across 1,242 square kilometers at an elevation of 1,900 meters, holding most of the country's fresh water. Of four borders, the two with Turkiye and Azerbaijan have been shut since the early 1990s, leaving Georgia and Iran.
More on Lake Sevan
Soviet planners drained Lake Sevan for irrigation and hydropower from the 1930s, dropping its surface almost 20 meters and cutting its volume by more than 40 percent. Two tunnels bored through mountains, from the Arpa in 1981 and the Vorotan in 2004, now divert rivers into it. The level has recovered several meters, and the operation continues.
5 more lenses on Armenia in the app
STORY The first state to adopt Christianity
STORY An alphabet invented to hold one language
NOW A conflict ended without a signed treaty
NOW Everything arrives through Georgia or through Iran
THREAD More Armenians abroad than at home
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Common questions
What is the capital of Armenia?
The capital of Armenia is Yerevan. Placed in Asia here, following the UN geoscheme (Western Asia). Armenia is frequently grouped with Europe culturally and politically. Yerevan lies at about 40.2 degrees north and 44.5 degrees east. Armenia is in Asia.
What is the population of Armenia?
About 3.09 million people live in Armenia, according to the World Bank figures for 2025. That makes it the 135th most populous of the 195 countries. With an area of 29,740 square kilometres, that is about 104 people per square kilometre.
What countries border Armenia?
Armenia shares land borders with 4 countries: Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran and Türkiye. The map on this page outlines each of them around Armenia. The count includes only borders on land, not neighbours across a sea or a lake. Borders here follow Natural Earth at the 1:50 million scale, with Crimea shown as part of Ukraine and Western Sahara as a separate territory.
How big is Armenia?
Armenia covers 29,740 square kilometres, or about 11,483 square miles. That makes it the 138th largest of the 195 countries. The figure is total surface area, which includes inland water such as lakes and rivers. Its population of about 3.09 million gives a density of 104 people per square kilometre.
Armenia is a country in Asia, with about 3.09 million people (2025) and an area of 29,740 square kilometres. Its capital is Yerevan, and it shares land borders with 4 countries.
Capital
Yerevan
Continent
Asia
Population
3,086,700 2025, World Bank. 135th of 195.
Area
29,740 km² (11,483 sq mi) World Bank, surface area. 138th largest of 195.
Population density
104 people per km²
Land neighbours
4: Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Türkiye
Official name
Republic of Armenia
UN status
Member state
PLACE · from the Geography app
A highland republic with two closed borders
Armenia is landlocked, and about half of its 29,743 square kilometers sits above 2,000 meters. The Lesser Caucasus crosses it in ridges that make internal travel slow; Aragats, the highest point, reaches 4,090 meters. Lake Sevan spreads across 1,242 square kilometers at an elevation of 1,900 meters, holding most of the country's fresh water. Of four borders, the two with Turkiye and Azerbaijan have been shut since the early 1990s, leaving Georgia and Iran.
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