What is the area of Armenia?
Armenia covers an area of 29,743 km². This small Caucasus country is slightly smaller than Belgium (30,528 km²) and represents approximately 5% of mainland France's territory.
Area and comparisons
With its 29,743 km², Armenia is one of the smallest countries in Western Asia. To put this area into perspective:
- Smaller than Belgium (30,528 km²)
- Slightly larger than Rwanda (26,338 km²)
- Equivalent to approximately 5% of France's area
- Similar to the Brittany region (27,208 km²)
Territory geography
This area is spread across a territory that is 90% mountainous, with an average altitude of 1,800 meters. The country measures approximately 400 km from north to south and 200 km from east to west. Despite its small size, Armenia presents great landscape diversity: high plateaus, deep valleys, alpine lakes and steppes.