ABOUT ARTSAKH – General Information
Official name: The Republic of Artsakh or the Nagorno Karabagh Republic
Capital: Stepanakert
State Language: Armenian
Religion: The majority of the population is Christian (Armenian Apostolic Church)
Main Law: Constitution (adopted through a nationwide referendum on February 20, 2017)
Currency: Armenian Dram (AMD), put into circulation in 1993
Population: 148.1 thousand people (as of January 1, 2016)
Ethnic Composition: Armenians (99%), Russians, Ukrainians, Greeks, Georgians, Azerbaijanis, Belarussians and others
Territory: 12,493 km2, of which 1,041 km2 are under the occupation of Azerbaijan
Geographical Location: Southern Caucasus and borders with the Republic of Armenia (from the West), the Islamic Republic of Iran (from the South), Republic of Azerbaijan (from the North and East)
Time Zone: GMT+ 4.00
Climate: mostly mild and temperate, in some parts dry subtropical
Average atmospheric temperature: +10.9° C
Average volume of annual atmospheric precipitations: 587 mm
The average height above sea level: 1100 m
The highest mountain peaks: Gomshasar (3724 m), Gzhasar (3616 m), Tskhud (3518 m), Mrav (3343 m), Mets Kirs (2725 m)
The largest rivers: Araks, Vorotan, Hagari, Tartar, Khachen.
Natural resources: zinc, lead, copper, gold, sulfuric pyrites, arsenic, manganese, iron, tungsten, mercury, chromium, antimony, molybdenum, marble, granite, tuff, basalt, limestone, Iceland spar, barite, pumice, zeolite, asbestos, perlite, marl, gypsum, coal.