Passport/Visa Requirements: Citizens of Canada and the U.S. need passports and visas. Reconfirm travel document requirements with your carrier before departure.
Population: 2,991,360.
Languages: Armenian, Russian..
Predominant Religions: Christian (Armenian Orthodox)..
Time Zone: 4 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (+4 GMT). Daylight Saving Time is observed from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October.
Voltage Requirements: 220 volts.
Telephone Codes: 374, country code;
For More Information
Tourist OfficesArmenia: Armenia Information, 3 Nalbandian St., Yerevan (near Republic Square Metro). Phone 374-10-542-303. http://www.armeniainfo.am.
Armenia does not have tourist offices in Canada or the U.S.
Armenian Embassies
Canada: Armenian Embassy, 7 Delaware Ave., Ottawa, ON K2P 0Z2. Phone 613-234-3710. Fax 613-234-3444.
U.S.: Armenian Embassy, 2225 R St. N.W., Washington, DC 20008. Phone 202-319-1976. Fax 202-319-2982. http://www.armeniaemb.org.
Foreign Embassies in Armenia
Canadian Consulate, 25 Demirjian St., Apt. 21, Yerevan. Phone/fax 374-1-567-903.
U.S. Embassy, 1 American Ave., Yerevan. Phone 374-10-464-700. http://www.usa.am.
Additional Reading
Claws of the Crab: Georgia and Armenia in Crisis by Stephen Brook (Pan Books, U.K.). A journalist's account of the tumultuous early 1990s.
The Crossing Place by Philip Marsden (Kodansha). An account of how the widely dispersed Armenian world community has managed to retain its distinct identity and ties with its homeland.
