A National Ecclesiastical Assembly consisting of lay and clergy representatives of Armenian communities around the world elects the Catholicos. Small Roman Catholic and Protestant communities also exist in Armenia.
Catholic missionaries began converting Armenians in the Ottoman and Persian empires in the early modern era, and American Protestant missionaries were active in the nineteenth century. The Kurdish population is mostly Yezidi or Muslim. A Russian Orthodox Church also serves its community.
When Armenia became the first country to adopt Christianity as its state religion, the need of an indigenous language arose in order to translate the Bible. A devoted scholar and monk, Mesrop Mashtots, created a distinctly Armenian alphabet after traveling all over Armenia to gather the sounds of Armenian speech.
In AD he introduced the thirty-six unique characters that make up the basis of the Armenian alphabet. During the Middle Ages, two additional characters were added to write words borrowed from foreign languages.
Russian is widely known in Armenia as well, and English is increasingly gaining prominence, followed by French, Spanish and several oriental languages. The National Statistical Service NSS reported that the preliminary operational indicator of enumerated population during the Population Census is 3,, Thus, the NSS used two categories: enumerated population and de facto population.
The official title of the country is the Republic of Armenia Hayastani Hanrapetutyun. The Republic of Armenia was established on September 21, The Constitution of the Republic of Armenia was adopted through a national referendum on July 5, and amended during another referendum on November 27, All citizens aged 18 and older have the right to vote. The highest executive authority is the President, who appoints the Prime Minister who is subject to a no-confidence vote by the National Assembly and appoints the members of the Government ministers at the proposal of the Prime Minister.
In , he resigned. Extraordinary elections were set for March 16, President Robert Kocharyan was re-elected on He was re-elected on February 18, The legislative branch is the National Assembly Azgayin Zhoghov , which has elected parliamentarians who are elected every five years. The National Assembly is a single-chamber representative body.
Its members are elected by a combination of single member district and proportional representation. Armenia's villages of women. The Republic of Armenia Capital: Yerevan. Image source, Getty Images. President Sargsyan is a largely ceremonial figure. Read full media profile.
Read full timeline. Mount Ararat is an Armenian national symbol. It lies tantalisingly close just beyond the country's borders. Related Topics.
And a question always arises is Armenia in Europe or in Asia? So, at last, in which continent is Armenia? This question is a difficult one as Armenia is situated in the middle of the two continents and it bears the customs, traditions of the two continents at the same time.
Looking at Armenian customs and traditions we can say that Armenia is a part of Asia rather than Europe. Although there are some cases when we can surely mention that Armenia is a part of Europe. However, history shows that many empires coveted the strategic location offered by Armenia in linking Europe and Asia. Consequently, several kingdoms, from Europe and Asia, fought and conquered Armenia, which led to the disappearance of some traditions and the introduction of new ones.
As is stands, the current culture of the nation is a blend of several European and Asian cultures that make it even harder to define the nation. Clearly, from the above arguments, it is difficult to say where Armenia belongs. Different people will have different views on the matter. Other countries in similar confusing situations as Armenia are Azerbaijan and Georgia. To avoid the confusion, others say the nation is in Eurasia.
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