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Country Name	Armenia
Full Country Name	Republic of Armenia
Local - Long	Hayastani Hanrapetut'yun
Local - Short	Hayastan
Former Name	Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic; Armenian Republic
Etymology- history of name	The etymology of the country's name remains obscure; according to tradition, the country is named after Hayk, the legendary patriarch of the Armenians and the great-great-grandson of Noah; Hayk's descendant, Aram, purportedly is the source of the name Armenia
Government Type	Parliamentary democracy
Capital Name	Yerevan
Capital - geographic coordinate	40 10 N, 44 30 E
Capital Time Difference	UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Independence	21 September 1991 (from the Soviet Union)
National Holiday	Independence Day, 21 September (1991)
Constitution	History: previous 1915, 1978; latest adopted 5 July 1995 Amendments: proposed by the president of the republic or by the National Assembly; passage requires approval by the president, by the National Assembly, and by a referendum with at least 25% registered voter participation and more than 50% of votes; constitutional articles on the form of government and democratic procedures are not amendable; amended 2005, 2007, 2008, last in 2015 Note: a 2015 amendment, approved in December 2015 by a public referendum and effective for the 2017-18 electoral cycle, changes the government type from the current semi-presidential system to a parliamentary system

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Armenia Government and Politics

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Executive Branch:	Chief of State: President Armen SARKISSIAN (since 9 April 2018) Head of Government: Prime Minister Nikol PASHINYAN (since 8 May 2018); Deputy Prime Ministers Mher GRIGORYAN and Tigran AVINYAN (since 16 January 2019) Cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister Elections/Appointments: president indirectly elected by the National Assembly in 3 rounds if needed for a single 7-year term; election last held on 2 March 2018; prime minister elected by majority vote in 2 rounds if needed by the National Assembly; election last held on 14 January 2019 Election Results: Armen SARKISSIAN elected president in the first round; note - Armen SARKISSIAN ran unopposed and won the Assembly vote 90-10; Nikol PASHINYAN was chosen as prime minister by the parliament automatically after his party won a landslide victory in the December 2018 elections Note: After initially winning the election on 8 May 2018, Nikol PASHINYAN resigned his post (but stayed on as acting prime minister) on 16 October 2018 to force a snap election (held on 9 December 2018) in which his bloc won more than 70% of the vote; PASHINYAN was reappointed prime minister on 14 January 2019
Citizenship Criteria:	Citizenship by Birth: no Citizenship by Descent Only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Armenia Dual Citizenship Recognized: yes Residency Requirement for Naturalization: 3 years
Legal System:	Civil law system
Suffrage:	18 years of age; universal
Legislative Branch:	Description: unicameral National Assembly (Parliament) or Azgayin Zhoghov (minimum 101 seats, currently 132; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms) Elections: last held on 9 December 2018 (next elections to be held December 2023) Election Results: percent of vote by party - My Step Alliance 70.4%, BHK 8.3%, Bright Armenia 6.4%, RPA 4.7%, ARF 3.9%, other 6.3%; seats by party - My Step Alliance 88, BHK 26, Bright Armenia 18; composition - men 112, women 20, percent of women 15.2%
Judicial Branch:	Highest Court(s): Court of Cassation (consists of the court chairman and organized into the criminal chamber and a civil and administrative chamber, each with a chamber chairman and 2 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges) Judge Selection and Term of Office: Court of Cassation judges nominated by the Judicial Council, a 9-member body of selected judges and legal scholars; judges appointed by the president; Constitutional Court judges - 4 appointed by the president, and 5 elected by the National Assembly; judges of both courts can serve until retirement at age 65 Subordinate Courts: 2 Courts of Appeal (for civil cases and for criminal and military cases); district courts; Administrative Court
Regions or States:	11 provinces (marzer, singular - marz); Aragatsotn, Ararat, Armavir, Geghark'unik', Kotayk', Lorri, Shirak, Syunik', Tavush, Vayots' Dzor, Yerevan
Political Parties and Leaders:	Armenian National Congress or ANC (bloc of independent and opposition parties) [Levon TER-PETROSSIAN] Armenian National Movement or ANM [Ararat ZURABIAN] Armenian Revolutionary Federation or ARF ("Dashnak" Party) [Hrant MARKARIAN] Heritage Party [Raffi HOVHANNISIAN] People's Party of Armenia [Stepan DEMIRCHIAN] Prosperous Armenia [Gagik TSARUKYAN] Republican Party of Armenia or RPA [Serzh SARGSIAN] Rule of Law Party (Orinats Yerkir) [Artur BAGHDASARIAN] Tsarukyan Alliance [Gagik TSARUKYAN] Yelk (Way Out) Alliance [Edmon Marukyan]
International Law Organization Participation:	Has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
International Organization Participation:	ADB, BSEC, CD, CE, CIS, CSTO, EAEC (observer), EAEU, EAPC, EBRD, FAO, GCTU, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM (observer), OAS (observer), OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Diplomatic Representation in the US:	Chief of Mission: Ambassador Grigor HOVHANNISSIAN (since 28 January 2016) Chancery: 2225 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20008 Telephone: [1] (202) 319-1976 FAX: [1] (202) 319-2982 consulate(s) general: Glendale (CA)
Diplomatic Representation from US:	Chief of Mission: Ambassador Richard MILLS (since 13 February 2015) Embassy: 1 American Ave., Yerevan 0082 Mailing Address: American Embassy Yerevan, US Department of State, 7020 Yerevan Place, Washington, DC 20521-7020 Telephone: [374](10) 464-700 FAX: [374](10) 464-742

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