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ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW • POPULATION (2020): 45,376,763 • CAPITAL: Buenos Aires • MAIN CITIES: Cordoba, Rosario, Mendoza, Santa Fe, Tucuman • VISA: Visa not required by U.S. citizens for stays of up to 90 days • HEALTH: Yellow fever vaccination recommended for travelers to some areas. Precautions against hepatitis A, POLIO, TYPHOID and malaria (some areas) recommended • CURRENCY: Peso (ARP) = 100 centavos. Best to take U.S. dollars. Visa, American Express and MasterCard widely accepted • EXCHANGE RATE (APPROX.): ARP104.83 = $1


• TIPPING: Around 10 percent is recommended • TIME: GMT –3 • ELECTRICITY: 220/240 volts. Adaptor required • DRIVING: Drives on the right. Inter-American driving permit required. AAA website for details • PUBLIC HOLIDAYS (2022): Jan 1; March 4-5, 24, Apr 2, 18- 19; May 1, 25; Jun 16-17, 20; Jul 8-9; Aug 19; Oct 14, 20; Nov 18; Dec 8, 25 • LANGUAGE: Spanish • RELIGION: Catholic • COUNTRY DIAL CODE: +54


GETTING THERE • MAJOR GATEWAYS: Pistarini International Airport, Ezeiza, Buenos Aires (EZE); Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, Buenos Aires (AEP)


CLIMATE Varied, from subtropical in the north to temperate in the west and Mediterranean in the east.


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Armenia


TOURISM COMMITTEE OF THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMY OF ARMENIA 5 Mher Mkrtchyan Street, Yerevan 0010 T: + 37 411 597 155 E: marketing@armenia.travel/ stc@mineconomy.am armenia.travel


ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW • POPULATION (2020 EST.): 2,963,234 • CAPITAL: Yerevan • MAIN CITIES: Gyumri, Dilijan, Vanadzor, Vagharshapat, • VISA: U.S. passport holders require a visa, costing $8 with up to 21 days validity. Contact the embassy on T: 202 319 2983 • HEALTH: Precautions against hepatitis A, typhoid and polio recommended; as well as malaria • CURRENCY: Dram (AMD) = 100 luma. Credit cards are widely accepted • EXCHANGE RATE (APPROX.): AMD481.12 = $1


• TIME: GMT +4 • ELECTRICITY: 220 volts. Adaptor required • DRIVING: Traffi c drives on the right. International licence needed • PUBLIC HOLIDAYS (2022): Jan 1-7, 28; Mar 8; Apr 24, 30; May 1, 9, 28; Jul 5; Sept 21; Dec 31 • LANGUAGE: Armenian, with Russian and English also spoken • RELIGION: Armenian Apostolic. Also Catholic, Russian Orthodox • COUNTRY DIAL CODE: +374


GETTING THERE • MAJOR GATEWAY: Yerevan Zvartnots Airport (EVN) • TYPICAL FLYING TIME: From New York, 14h


GETTING AROUND Buses in the cities. Yerevan has a subway system. Marshrutkas (mini bus taxis) are cheap.


MAJOR ATTRACTIONS • Geghard Monastery • Garni Temple


SAFETY & SECURITY Check travel.state.gov before travel for contact details


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