Armenia

“”Look at it, tricoloured, a valuable symbol for us. Let it shine against the enemy. Let Armenia be glorious forever.

— Mer Hayrenik (Armenia's Anthem)

Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a country that is landlocked in the Armenian Highlands in West Asia. Armenia is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan to the south. Yerevan is the capital, largest city and financial center of Armenia.

Armenia is a member of the Eurasian Economic Union, also the Council of Europe, and plus the Collective Security Treaty Organization while struggling to join the European Union because only Russia can understand his problems. Before the de facto independent Artsakh dissolved, Armenia supported him, while still not recognizing him.

With faith and courage, generations of Armenians have overcome great suffering and proudly preserved their culture, traditions, and religion.

Պատմություն (History)

Անկախություն և վաղ ժամանակներ (Independence and Early Times)

Armenia gained independence from Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on 23 September 1991. The First Nagorno-Karabakh War, which started in 1988, fought between Azerbaijan and Armenia, was finished in 1994, resulting in Armenian victory. Armenia would receive armament support from Russia and Greece. But Azerbaijan also got help from Türkiye, Israel, Ukraine and much more. Armenia and Artsakh (also sometimes known as Nagorno-Karabakh) were able to defeat Azerbaijan. Armenia also suffered an earthquake in 1988 in Spitak and to this day there are rebuildings going on.

A ceasefire was signed but, Armenia suffered an economic blockade from Türkiye and Azerbaijan. Artsakh remained independent but, no one recognized him. With the war being won, Armenia rebuilt his economy by building a railroad with Iran and having Georgia help him export his goods to Europe. The 90s were not nice to Armenia, not just because of the war but also he suffered from very bad earthquakes.

Նոր Հազարամյակ (New Millennium)

But, in the 2000s Armenia got on his feet and was ready to move on. Many Armenians that live outside of Armenia that escaped from genocide helped the Armenian nation a lot. Azerbaijan was keep violating ceasefire and OSCE cannot doings anything about it, and he's the one that should punish those who violate ceasefire AND AZER VIOLATED IT!!

In 2015 Armenia joined Eurasian Economic Union and CSTO instead havings paper signed with EU as he believed that Europe won't help much and decided to be closer with Russia. In 2016 Azerbaijan attacked Artsakh, both sides claiming victory for themselves.

In 2018, Armenia decided to transition from a presidential to a parliamentary republic. During this switch, president Serzh Sargsyan decided to run for prime minister, which sparked widespread protests. For 1 month, 1 week, and 1 day, the Velvet Revolution (2018 Armenian Revolution) unfolded. The majority of the population came out to protest, shouting, playing music, and enjoying a sense of unity. The opposition leader, Nikol Pashinyan, eventually called for a nationwide blockade of all roads (except those leading to Artsakh), prompting people to devise creative ways to block the streets.

People played volleyball, cooked some khorovats, and even got haircuts. Serzh got tired of this and resigned, and eventually, most of the corrupt politicians from the Republican party resigned as well and Nikol was elected prime minister.

Ժամանակակից տասնամյակ (Contemporary Decade)

On 1 March 2020, the first COVID-19 case was reported in Armenia. As of 2024, there has been 451,831 cases of COVID in the country.

In mid-2020 Azerbaijan became more painful, he started shelling Armenia's position especially around Artsakh. This is possibly because Artsakh wanted to move his parliament into Shusha, that city is very important for both Armenians and Azerbaijanis which made Azerbaijan angry.

On 27 September Azerbaijan started shelling positions on Stepanakert, in retaliation Artsakh announced martial law and total mobilization, alongside Armenia. After that Azerbaijan's president Ilham Aliyev also addressed the Azerbaijani people that a full-scale war started, which lasted until 10 November after brokered armistice by Russia.

The war ended with loss for Artsakh and Armenia, who lost the Hadrut Province (bordering Iran) during the war, including Shusha (which cuts road between Armenia proper and Stepanakert, Artsakh's capital). Later after the ceasefire, Artsakh lost some of his north, east, and northwest part (part of Shahumyan, Askeran, Martuni, and Kashatagh provinces).

In total Artsakh lost ~50% of his territories. After that protest erupted in Yerevan against Nikol Pashinyan and the government who accepted the ceasefire.

On 12 September 2022, a series of clashes erupted between Armenian and Azerbaijani troops along their border, marking a major escalation in the 2021–2022 Armenia–Azerbaijan border crisis and resulting in nearly 300 deaths and dozens of injuries on both sides by 14 September. At least 204 Armenian servicemen were killed or missing, according to a report by Nikol Pashinyan. Azerbaijan acknowledged 80 fatalities among his forces, bringing total number of the killed to at least 284. A number of English-language sources refer to the episode as the 'Two Day War,' to distinguish it from the wider crisis.

On 12 December 2022 the blockade of Artsakh was begun, with Azerbaijanis blocking the only remaining road in and out of the breakaway Artsakh. The area blockaded is the Shusha–Dashalty intersection, which is under the mandate of the Russian Federation peacekeeping mission. Azerbaijan claims the people blocking the corridor are " environmental activists," although the authenticity of this claim is under scrutiny as they have little to no record of eco-activism, work for Azerbaijani state organs, are sponsored by the government, and display nationalist symbols and slogans.

From 19-20 September 2023, Azerbaijan invaded Artsakh, leading to Artsakh's surrender on 28 September and agreement of dissolution on 1 January 2024. By October 2023, almost all of the population fled to Armenia.

Հարաբերություններ (Relations)

Ընկերներ (Friends)

• Լիբանան - Being in Middle East, he is quite a brave country, with really good food. We love Lebanon. Lebanon is also the first Middle Eastern country to recognize the Armenian genocide.
• Գերմանիա - Has many kebabs living with him and didn't do anything to stop genocide… until 2016 when he finally recognized it and said sorry! Danke, Germania. But also know how to control the money.

Թշնամիներ (Enemies)

• Ադրբեջան - THE WORST F***ING COUNTRY THAT COULD EXIST! QUIT IMPRISONING MY PEOPLES! DID I FORGORT? YUO MURDERED MY BROTHER AND OCCUPIED PARTS OF ME! AND NOW THAT YUO INTO GENOCIDE MY PEOPLES, F**K YOU TO OBLIVION! HAVE YOU NOT ALREADY STOLEN ENOUGH OF MY CLAY? WHY DO I HAVE TO LIVE BETWEEN YUO AND TURKEY? GO F**K YOURSELF!
• Ռուսաստան (Since 2023) - Why did yuo leave Artsakh to die? WHY YUO ABANDON ME WHEN I AM ATTACKED? Thanks for nothing useless "ally" or whatever, he doesn't even care about protecting me because he's busy with Ukraine.

Ինչպես նկարել (How to draw)

Flag of Armenia

Armenia has a drawing rating of trivial.

1. Draw a ball.
2. Fill the ball with three horizontal stripes of color top-to-bottom in the following order: red, blue, yellow.
3. Add the eyes and you are done!

Color Name		HEX
	Rosso Corsa (Կարմիր Կորսա)	#D90012
	Dark UA Blue (Ա։Հ։ կապույտ)	#0033A0
	Orange Peel (Օրանժ Փիլ)	#F2A800

Պահարան (Gallery)

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