Armenia:
Armenia’s ruling Civil Contract party has won the Parliamentary election.
- Armenia is a landlocked country, located in the south of Caucasus mountain range.
- It is bounded by Georgia in the north, Azerbaijan in the east, Iran in the southeast and Turkey in the west.
- Geographical Features of Armenia is impacted by highland continental, hot summers, cold winter climate.
- Terrain: The Lesser (or Little) Caucasus Mountains dominate much of Armenia’s landscape.
- Much of Armenia’s soil, formed partly by residues of volcanic lava, is rich in nitrogen, potash, and phosphates.
- Highest Peak: Mount Aragats
- Rivers: Aras, Hrazdan, Arpa, and Vorotan, rivers which provide hydropower and irrigation facilities to the country.
- Lakes: Lake Sevan is the largest lake of Armenia.
- Natural resources: It consists of small deposits of gold, copper, molybdenum, zinc, bauxite.
