ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW • POPULATION (2023): 2,777,970 • CAPITAL: Yerevan • MAIN CITIES: Gyumri, Dilijan, Vanadzor, Vagharshapat, Abovyan • VISA: U.S. citizens are allowed visa-free entry to Armenia for up to 180 days per year. For more information, see mfa.am/en/visa • HEALTH: No vaccinations required • CURRENCY: Dram (AMD). Credit cards widely accepted • TIPPING: Approx. 10 percent • TIME: GMT +4 • ELECTRICITY: 220 volts. Adapter required
• DRIVING: On the right. Overseas licenses are valid • PUBLIC HOLIDAYS (2024): Jan 1, 2, 6, 28; Mar 8; Apr 24; May 1, 9, 28; Jul 5; Sep 21; Dec 31 • LANGUAGE: Armenian. Russian and English also spoken • RELIGION: Christian • COUNTRY DIAL CODE: +374
CLIMATE Highs of up to 94F in July/August and lows of 22F in January
GETTING THERE • MAJOR GATEWAY: Yerevan Zvartnots Airport (EVN) • TYPICAL FLYING TIME: From New York, 14h via Vienna
GETTING AROUND There are buses in the cities and a subway in Yerevan. Marshrutkas (minibuses) are cheap. The Yandex Go and Gg apps are recommended for cheap taxis
TOP ATTRACTIONS • Sanahin & Haghpat Monasteries, Mount Aragats • Lake Sevan, Gegharkunik Province
Khor Virap monastery and Mount Ararat
GEORGIA Vanadzor Gyumri Art’ik Gavarr Ashtarak Yerevan Lake Sevan ARMENIA Ararat TÜRKIYE AZERBAIJ AN