NLAID - Activity in Armenia
Information on Armenia
Birth rate 12.85 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight 4.2% (2005)
country comparison to the world: 92
Climate highland continental, hot summers, cold winters
Death rate 8.46 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.)
Environment - current issues soil pollution from toxic chemicals such as DDT; the energy crisis of the 1990s led to deforestation when citizens scavenged for firewood; pollution of Hrazdan (Razdan) and Aras Rivers; the draining of Sevana Lich (Lake Sevan), a result of its use as a source for hydropower, threatens drinking water supplies; restart of Metsamor nuclear power plant in spite of its location in a seismically active zone
Infant mortality ratetotal 18.85 deaths/1,000 live births
male 23.38 deaths/1,000 live births
female 13.75 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)
Languages Armenian (official) 97.7%, Yezidi 1%, Russian 0.9%, other 0.4% (2001 census)
Life expectancy at birthtotal population 73.23 years
male 69.59 years
female 77.31 years (2011 est.)
Literacydefinition age 15 and over can read and write
total population 99.4%
male 99.7%
female 99.2% (2001 census)
Maternal mortality rate 29 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)
country comparison to the world: 114
Natural resources small deposits of gold, copper, molybdenum, zinc, bauxite
Population 2,967,975 (July 2011 est.)
Population growth rate 0.063% (2011 est.)
Religions Armenian Apostolic 94.7%, other Christian 4%, Yezidi (monotheist with elements of nature worship) 1.3%
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total 12 years
male 12 years
female 13 years (2009)
Project code NL-1-PPR-22424
Project code NL-1-PPR-15540
Project code NL-1-PPR-11529
Project code NL-1-PPR-13882
Project code NL-1-PPR-16152