Armenia
After having its independence recognised in 1991 with the breaking up of the Soviet Union, land in Armenia was quickly privatised. Despite a significant movement of the population to the countryside, as the country initially suffered from a reduced industrial output, the urban population of Armenia remains around 63% of the national total, with more than half of this urban population living in the capital Yerevan. There is continued territorial conflict with Azerbaijan over competing claims for the Nagorno–Karabakh region.
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Total population
2,790,974
Urban population
63.2 %
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UN Court Orders Azerbaijan To Unblock Lachin Corridor Amid Armenian Accusations Of 'Ethnic Cleansing'
22 February 2023
The UN's top court has ordered Azerbaijan to allow free passage through the Lachin Corridor, which extends between Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, a part of Azerbaijan clawed back from ethnic Armenians in 2020.
Armenian activists protest over Karabakh road link standoff
31 December 2022
Hundreds of opposition supporters rallied in the Armenian capital on Wednesday, urging the government to unblock a vital road to the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Perspectives | Suddenly a borderland: The new borderization between Armenia and Azerbaijan
25 November 2022
Azerbaijan and Armenia work on agreement to demarcate their shared border
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