Armenia

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Official Name
Republic of Armenia
Population Full

2,958,000 (2019 UNDESA)

General Remarks
The Armenian province Gegharkunik claims the Artsvashen enclave with Bashkend town, founded by Armenians but lost in the Nagorno-Karabakh War (1984), still surrounded by Azerbaijan
Principal Languages
Armenian
Literacy Rate
100% (2017 UNESCO)
International Conventions
CDE (1993), CPPDCE (2007), CSICH (2006), ECRML (2002), FCPNM (1998), ICCPR (1993), UNCRPD (2010), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Campbell and King 2011
Deaf Population
3,500
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Armenia is 11. All are living languages. Of these, 6 are indigenous and 5 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 3 are institutional, 4 are developing, 1 is vigorous, 1 is in trouble, and 2 are dying. Also listed is 1 unestablished language.