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Georgian Transit Ban Hinders Russian Military Presence in Armenia
BY EMIL DANIELYAN
Raising a serious obstacle to Russia’s military presence in Armenia, Georgia appears to have closed its airspace to transport planes making vital shipments to Russian troops stationed in the neighboring South Caucasus state.
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ALMANAC FACTS
Area: 29,800 sq km (11,506 sq mi)
Population: 2,991,360
Capital: Yerevan 1,254,400
President: Serzh Sargsyan
Religion: Armenian Apostolic 94%, other Christian 4%, Yezidi (Zoroastrian/animist) 2%
Life Expectancy: 71.23 years
GDP per capita: $3,500
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OSI Assistance Foundation - Armenia
7/1 Tumanyan, 2nd Dead-end
Yerevan, 375002, Armenia
Phone/Fax: (374 10) 533-862, 536-758
Email: office@osi.am, mlarisa@osi.am
Executive Director: Ms. Larisa Minasian
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