Armenia, a sovereign state in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia, is a unitary, multi-party, democratic nation-state with an ancient cultural heritage. It is the only country remaining from 3,000 year old maps of Anatolia. It became the world's first Christian country more than 1,700 years ago in 301 AD and has a large Diaspora all over the world. As a former Soviet republic lying in the Caucasus region straddling Asia and Europe, Armenia has a rich and ancient culture.
