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{{summary Infobox_Contents | texttopic_name =Armenia | subtopics = {{region_churches}}* {{region_denominations}} - [[Armenian Apostolic Church in Armenia|Armenian Apostolic Church]], [[Armenian Catholic Church]]* Regions - [[Shirak]], [[Lori]], [[Tavush]], [[Armavir]], [[Gegharkunik]], [[Aragatsotn]], [[Vayots Dzor]], [[Syunik]], [[Kotayk]], [[Ararat]]* Major cities - [[Yerevan]], [[Gyumri]]* Important religious sites - [[Echmiadzin]]* {{region_radio}}* {{region_bible_college}}* {{region_schools}}* {{travel}} - [[Echmiadzin: Extracts from a personal travellogue (G.G.)|Echmiadzin (G.G.)]] | opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}} * {{ebd}} | }}  '''Armenia''' is a smll small country in [[Caucaus]] region bordered by [[Georgia]], [[Azerbaijan]], [[Turkey]] and [[Iran]]. Although it was part of communist [[USSR]] for decades, the majority of its 3 million people belong to its national church, the [[Armenian Apostolic Church]]. A smaller number of people belong to the [[Armenian Catholic Church]].}} A predecessor to Armenia, the [[Kingdom of Armenia]] is the first country to adopt Christianity as its state religion and it did so in 301 AD. ===Geography=== ===Peoples===

{{topics}}===Religion===* {{region_churches}}* {{region_denominations}} - Prior to the adoption of Christianity as Armenia's state religion in 301 AD, Armenians generally practiced [[Armenian Apostolic Church in Armenia|Armenian Apostolic ChurchZoroastrianism]] | [[(officially from 331 BC to 301 AD) as well as Armenian Catholic Church]]Paganism. * Regions - [[Shirak]] | [[Lori]] | [[Tavush]] | [[Armavir]] | [[Gegharkunik]] | [[Aragatsotn]] | [[Vayots Dzor]] | [[Syunik]] | [[Kotayk]] | [[Ararat]]* Major cities - [[Yerevan]] | [[Gyumri]]* {{region_radio}}* {{region_bible_college}}* {{region_schools}}* {{travel}} - [[Echmiadzin: Extracts from a personal travellogue As of 2011, Armenia's most celebrated religion is Christianity with 93.6% of Armenians being Christian (G.G.only 1% of its population is not part of the Armenian Apostolic Church but is still Christian)|Echmiadzin (G.G.)]]

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