| Name:
Lernayin Gharabaghi Hanrapetutyun / Nagorno Karabakh Republic
(NKR), also known as Mountainous Karabakh, or Artsakh in Armenian
Size: 1853 sq. miles
Population: 145,000 (2002
est.)
Language: Hayeren / Armenian
(Indo-European language family)
Ethnic Composition: Over
95% Armenian, 5% minorities
Religion: Armenian Apostolic
Christian, with some Orthodox, Evangelicals and Jews
Minorities: Assyrians,
Kurds, Greeks
Neighboring States: Republic
of Azerbaijan; Soviet-era borders placed NKR four kilometers
east of Armenia, but today Lachin corridor makes the two contiguous.
Capital: Stepanakert
Flag: Tricolor, equal stripes
of red, blue and orange with white squares.
National Currency: Dram
(abbr. AMD)
National Holidays:
| New Year's Day |
January 1, 2
(& December 31) |
| Christmas |
January 6 |
| Artsakh Revival Day [1988] |
February 20 |
| Women's Day |
March 8 |
| Motherhood and Beauty Day |
April 7 |
| Genocide Memorial Day [1915] |
April 24 |
| Worker's Solidarity Day |
May 1 |
Victory, Armed Forces &
Shushi Liberation Day [1945, 1992] |
May 9 |
| First Armenian Republic Day [1918] |
May 28 |
| Children's Day |
June 1 |
| Fallen Soldiers' and Missing in Action Memorial Day |
June 29 |
| Independence Day [1991] |
September 2 |
| Armenian Earthquake Memorial Day [1988] |
December 7 |
| Independence Referendum Day [1991] |
December 10 |
Land: Mostly mountainous
Largest Towns: Stepanakert,
Shushi, Martuni, Mardakert, Hadrout
Highest Peaks: Mt. Mrav
3,340 m., Mt. Kirs 2,725 m.
Largest Body of Water: Sarsang
Reservoir
Rivers: Terter, Khachen
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