NATURAL RESOURCES:
Armenia is rich in copper, coal, iron, bauxite, molybdenum, gold, silver, lead and zinc. Substantial deposits of pumice, marble, tufa, perlite, limestone, basalt and salt exist. Precious and semiprecious stones are also abundant.
TERRITORY:
29,740 thousand square kilometers
AVERAGE ALTITUDE ABOVE SEA LEVEL:
1,800 meters
HIGHEST MOUNTAIN PEAK:
Aragats (4 095 meters)