Armenia, in Hayastan Armenian, is a country located in the Lesser Caucasus region of Western Asia. This former Soviet socialist republic has land borders with Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east and Iran to the south. Although geographically located in Asia, Armenia is considered culturally, historically and politically part of Europe. The country is also considered a cradle of Christianity and Indo-European civilizations. He played a historic role in their dissemination. Today there are just over 3,000,000 Armenians.
