Asia · Western Asia
Armenia
Armenia covers about 29,600 km² (11,400 mi²), the 143rd largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Lesotho, at about 30,100 km².
- 29,600km²Area, main territory
- 2.9 millionPopulation
- 0.96In Belgiums
50 km
- Armenia
Facts
| Area, main territory | 29,600 km²11,400 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 29,700 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| In Belgiums | 0.96 |
| Capital | Yerevan |
| Population | 2.9 millionWikidata, 2017 |
| Density | 99 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 39°N to 41°N |
| In other languages | Armenien Deutsch · Arménie Français · Armênia Português · アルメニア 日本語 · 亚美尼亚 中文 · 아르메니아 한국어 |
| Continent | Asia#38 of 51 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Armenia
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 574× the size of Armenia.
- At 99 people per km², Armenia is the 72nd most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 40°N is drawn about 1.7× too large in area, so Armenia looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Armenia's main territory stretches about 269 km north to south and 269 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 29,700 km² agrees with our measured area of 29,600 km², to within 2%.
How Armenia measures up
Armenia holds 0.1% of the land area and 0.1% of the people of the 51 countries listed for Asia. In Western Asia it is the 11th largest of 19.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 29,600 km² | 142nd of 239 |
| Population | 2.9 million | 137th of 237 |
| Density | 99 per km² | 72nd of 185 |
| Farthest north | 40.3°N | 56th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Armenia is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 0.96× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 0.12× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 0.08× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 0.08× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 0.05× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 286 its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 319 its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 574 its size |
Where Armenia sits
- Armenia's centre lies at 40.3°N, 44.9°E, in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 4,480 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 39°N to 41°N, about 270 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Armenia had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Armenia would have 37.1 million people. It has 2.9 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Armenia would have 110,000 people. It has 2.9 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 2.1 million.
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Compare Armenia
Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2017; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11
