Armenia
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| Official Language | Armenian | ||||||
| Capital | Yerevan | ||||||
| Head of State | Drastamat Kanayan | ||||||
| Head of Government | Garegin Nzdek | ||||||
| Establishment - autonomous region of the Ottoman Empire | June 1928 | ||||||
| Government | Semi-independant pashaluk, under the authority of the Ottoman Empire | ||||||
| Currency | Armenian Dram | ||||||
| Area | 29,800 km² | ||||||
| Population | About 1 million | ||||||
Armenia is a country in Eastern Europe/Western Asia. It borders Georgia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east, Persia to the south and the Ottoman Empire to the west.
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History
After centuries of foreign occupation, a small Armenian national state finally gained independence amid the chaos of the disintegration of Tsarist power in 1917, but its real independence was short lived. After the defeat of the Entente and the successful German intervention in the Russian Civil War Armenia was arbitrarily given as a new province to the Ottoman Empire. Once under Ottoman rule social and religious repression followed quickly, resulting in massive protests and several underground movements. More than a million Armenians had been killed by the Turks beginning in 1915 and by 1922 the Ottomans had driven the survivors to the territories presently comprising modern day Armenia. During the late 1920s, with the decline of the Ottoman authority over the Empire and mounting internal pressure, Armenia managed to win the position of an autonomous region, much like Libya. In 1936 Armenia seems to be economically and politically stable, but under the surface the country remains something of a 'powder-keg' for its Ottoman masters.
Politics
Head of State: Drastamat Kanayan
Head of Government: Garegin Nzdek
Foreign Minister: Bhogas Nubar Pasha
Minister of Armament: Hagop Andonian
Minister of Security: Karek Pastermadjan
Minister of Intelligence: Jack Agazarian
Chief of Staff: Misak Babajanian
Chief of Army: Antranig Osanian
Armenia still has various territorial disputes with her neighbours, and some people are demanding a return to the stability of Russian rule, whilst other movements call for complete independence.
Military
Army
A small badly-equipped army was create for the defence of the country; however, it is usually used only for the repression of protests. The Ottoman army is the real guarantee (and threat) to the safety and independence of Armenia.
Foreign relations
Under the political, economic and military authority of the Ottoman Empire.
Friendly relations with Italian Federation and Russia.
Unfriendly relations with Azerbaijan, Georgia and Alash Orda.
