The Basics

1. Nation Name: Armenia (Հայաստան/Hayastan)

2. Official Name: The Republic of Armenia

3. Located: Transcaucasia Region

4. Border Countries: Georgia, Azerbajian, Iran, and Turkey

5. National Anthem: Mer Hayrenik

6. First to adopt Christianity as a nation in 301 AD

7. During World War I, Armenians (primarily in the Ottoman Empire lands) were hunted and killed (Armenian Genocide of 1915)

8. This is considered one of the most tragic and most current struggles of the Armenian people

9. People protest around the world on April 24th every year because the Turkish Government still fails to recognize the Armenian Genocide

10. The symbol of the Genocide is a purple Forget-Me-Not Flower with five petals

11. 1st Independence Day: May 28, 1918 from

12. 2nd Independence Day: September 21, 1991