Armenia

==Demographics==
{{Main|Demographics of Armenia|Armenians}}
[[File:Bevölkerungspyramide Armenien 2016.png|thumb|Population pyramid 2016]]
Armenia has a population of 2,932,731 as of 2022<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Main Results of RA Census 2022 / Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia |url=https://www.armstat.am/en/?nid=82&id=2623 |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=www.armstat.am}}</ref> and is the third most densely populated of the former Soviet republics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/publicdata/explore?ds=d5bncppjof8f9_&met_y=ny_gdp_mktp_cd&dl=en#!ctype=l&strail=false&bcs=d&nselm=h&met_y=en_pop_dnst&scale_y=lin&ind_y=false&rdim=region&idim=country:ARM:GEO:AZE:MDA:KAZ:BLR:EST:LVA:LTU:RUS:TJK:TKM:UKR:UZB&ifdim=region&tstart=319579200000&tend=1455652800000&dl=en&ind=false|title=World Development Indicators – Google Public Data Explorer|website=www.google.com|access-date=17 February 2018|archive-date=4 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004180229/https://www.google.com/publicdata/explore?ds=d5bncppjof8f9_&met_y=ny_gdp_mktp_cd&dl=en#!ctype=l&strail=false&bcs=d&nselm=h&met_y=en_pop_dnst&scale_y=lin&ind_y=false&rdim=region&idim=country:ARM:GEO:AZE:MDA:KAZ:BLR:EST:LVA:LTU:RUS:TJK:TKM:UKR:UZB&ifdim=region&tstart=319579200000&tend=1455652800000&dl=en&ind=false|url-status=live}}</ref> There has been a problem of [[population decline]] due to elevated levels of [[emigration]] after the break-up of the [[USSR]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Paul |first=Amanda |title=Armenia's disappearing population |url=http://www.todayszaman.com/columnist-251720-armenias-disappearing-population.html |access-date=27 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727030616/http://www.todayszaman.com/columnist-251720-armenias-disappearing-population.html |archive-date=27 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the past years emigration levels have declined and some population growth is observed since 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/publicdata/explore?ds=d5bncppjof8f9_&met_y=ny_gdp_mktp_cd&dl=en#!ctype=l&strail=false&bcs=d&nselm=h&met_y=sp_pop_grow&scale_y=lin&ind_y=false&rdim=region&idim=country:ARM&ifdim=region&tstart=319579200000&tend=1455652800000&dl=en&ind=false|title=World Development Indicators – Google Public Data Explorer|website=www.google.com|access-date=17 February 2018|archive-date=4 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004180235/https://www.google.com/publicdata/explore?ds=d5bncppjof8f9_&met_y=ny_gdp_mktp_cd&dl=en#!ctype=l&strail=false&bcs=d&nselm=h&met_y=sp_pop_grow&scale_y=lin&ind_y=false&rdim=region&idim=country:ARM&ifdim=region&tstart=319579200000&tend=1455652800000&dl=en&ind=false|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:ArmenianDiaspora.png|thumb|The [[Armenian diaspora|Armenian population around the world]]]]
Armenia has [[Armenian diaspora|a relatively large external diaspora]] (8&nbsp;million by some estimates, greatly exceeding the 3&nbsp;million population of Armenia itself), with communities existing across the globe. The largest Armenian communities outside of Armenia can be found in Russia, France, Iran, the United States, Georgia, Syria, Lebanon, Australia, Canada, Greece, Cyprus, Israel, Poland, Ukraine and Brazil. 40,000 to 70,000 Armenians still live in Turkey (mostly in and around [[Istanbul]]).<ref>{{cite web
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About 1,000 Armenians reside in the [[Armenian Quarter]] in the [[Old City (Jerusalem)|Old City]] of [[Jerusalem]], a remnant of a once-larger community.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Society_&_Culture/geo/armenianq.html|encyclopedia=[[Jewish Virtual Library]]|title=Jerusalem – The Old City: The Armenian Quarter|access-date=22 July 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121182041/http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Society_%26_Culture/geo/armenianq.html|archive-date=21 November 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> Italy is home to the [[San Lazzaro degli Armeni]], an island located in the [[Venetian Lagoon]], which is completely occupied by a monastery run by the [[Mechitarists]], an [[Armenian Catholic Church|Armenian Catholic]] congregation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://europeforvisitors.com/venice/articles/san_lazzaro_degli_armeni.htm |title=San Lazzaro degli Armeni – Venice for Visitors |publisher=Europeforvisitors.com |access-date=30 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101122040326/http://europeforvisitors.com/venice/articles/san_lazzaro_degli_armeni.htm |archive-date=22 November 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> Approximately 139,000 Armenians lived in the de facto independent country [[Republic of Artsakh]] where they formed a majority before 1 October 2023, when almost the entire population of the region had fled to Armenia.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nagorno-Karabakh almost empty as most of population flees to Armenia |url=https://www.rfi.fr/en/europe/20230930-nagorno-karabakh-almost-empty-as-most-of-population-flees-to-armenia |date=September 30, 2023 |publisher=Radio France Internationale |access-date=September 30, 2023 |archive-date=2 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002020258/https://www.rfi.fr/en/europe/20230930-nagorno-karabakh-almost-empty-as-most-of-population-flees-to-armenia |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stat-nkr.am/2002_2007/0_2%20himcuc_6-10.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100331153541/http://www.stat-nkr.am/2002_2007/0_2%20himcuc_6-10.pdf |archive-date=31 March 2010 |title=Population in Nagorno-Karabakh 2007 |publisher=National Statistical Service of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic |access-date=22 July 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Ethnic groups===
{{See also|Ethnic minorities in Armenia}}
[[File:Armenian distribution map.png|thumb|'''Historical and modern distribution of Armenians.<br />'''Settlement area of Armenians in early 20th century:<br />{{legend inline|#967117|>50%}}{{nbsp|5}}{{legend inline|#FFA700|25–50%}}{{nbsp|5}}{{legend inline|#FBEC5D|<25%}}{{legend|#FF0000|Armenian settlement area today}}]]
Ethnic [[Armenians]] make up 98.1% of the population. [[Yazidi]]s make up 1.1%, and Russians 0.5%. Other minorities include [[Assyrian people|Assyrians]], [[Ukrainians]], [[Pontic Greeks|Greeks]] (usually called [[Caucasus Greeks]]), [[Kurdish people|Kurds]], [[Georgians]], [[Belarusians]], and [[History of the Jews in Armenia|Jews]]. There are also smaller communities of [[Vlachs]], [[Mordvins]], [[Ossetians]], [[Udi people|Udis]], and [[Tat people (Caucasus)|Tats]]. Minorities of [[Polish people|Poles]] and [[Caucasus Germans]] also exist though they are heavily [[Russification|Russified]].<ref name="minorities">{{Cite book |first1=Garnik|last1=Asatryan|first2=Victoria|last2=Arakelova|title=The Ethnic Minorities of Armenia|publisher=[[Routledge]]|year=2002 }}, part of the [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe|OSCE]]</ref> As of 2022, there are 31,077 Yazidis in Armenia.<ref name="Guardian">{{cite web |last1= |first1= |date= |title=The Main Results of RA Census 2022 |url=https://www.armstat.am/en/?nid=82&id=2623 |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=1 Feb 2022 |website=ArmStat}}</ref>

During the [[Soviet era]], [[Azerbaijanis]] were historically the second largest population in the country, numbering 76,550 in 1922,<ref>{{cite journal |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=15 December 1925|title=The Transcaucasian Soviet Federation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fkHjAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA497|journal=Russian Review|volume=3|issue=24|pages=498|location=Washington, D.C.|publisher=The Russian Information Bureau|access-date=20 April 2022}}</ref> and forming about 2.5% in 1989.<ref name="1989census">{{in lang|ru}} [http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/sng_nac_89.php?reg=13 The All-Union Population Census of 1989] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104081804/http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/sng_nac_89.php?reg=13 |date=4 January 2012 }}. ''Demoscope.ru''</ref> However, due to the conflict over [[Nagorno-Karabakh]], virtually all of them emigrated from Armenia to Azerbaijan. Conversely, Armenia received a large influx of Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan, thus giving Armenia a more homogeneous character.

According to Gallup research conducted in 2017 Armenia has one of the highest migrant acceptance (welcoming) rates in eastern Europe.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.gallup.com/poll/216377/new-index-shows-least-accepting-countries-migrants.aspx?g_source=link_newsv9&g_campaign=item_224375&g_medium=copy|title=New Index Shows Least-, Most-Accepting Countries for Migrants|work=Gallup.com|access-date=19 January 2018|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119175602/http://news.gallup.com/poll/216377/new-index-shows-least-accepting-countries-migrants.aspx?g_source=link_newsv9&g_campaign=item_224375&g_medium=copy|archive-date=19 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Languages===
{{Main|Languages of Armenia}}
[[File:THE ARMENIAN ALPHABET, OSHAKAN, ARMENIA.jpg|thumb|upright|Armenian-language writing]]
Armenians have their own distinct [[Armenian alphabet|alphabet]] and [[Armenian language|language]],<ref>Charles Dowsett, E. Peters. ''Sayat'-Nova. An 18th-century Troubadour: a Biographical and Literary Study''. Peeters Publishers, 1997 {{ISBN|90-6831-795-4}}; p. xv</ref> which is the only official language. The alphabet was invented {{circa|AD 405}} by [[Mesrop Mashtots]] and consists of thirty-nine letters, three of which were added during the [[Kingdom of Cilicia|Cilician period]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Hacikyan|first1=Agop Jack|author-link1=Agop Jack Hacikyan|last2=Basmajian|first2=Gabriel|last3=Franchuk|first3=Edward S.|last4=Ouzounian|first4=Nourhan|title=The Heritage of Armenian Literature: From the Oral Tradition to the Golden Age|year=2000|publisher=Wayne State University Press|location=Detroit|isbn=9780814328156|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=uvA-oV0alP8C&pg=PA91 91]}}</ref> The main foreign languages that Armenians know are Russian and English. Due to its Soviet past, most of the old population can speak Russian quite well. According to a 2013 survey, 95% of Armenians said they had some knowledge of Russian (24% advanced, 59% intermediate) compared to 40% who said they knew some English (4% advanced, 16% intermediate and 20% beginner). However, more adults (50%) think that English should be taught in public secondary schools than those who prefer Russian (44%).<ref name="2012 knowledge">{{cite web|title=The South Caucasus Between The EU and the Eurasian Union|url=http://www.css.ethz.ch/publications/pdfs/CAD-51-52.pdf|work=Caucasus Analytical Digest #51–52|publisher=Forschungsstelle Osteuropa, Bremen and Center for Security Studies, Zürich|access-date=3 July 2013|pages=22–23|date=17 June 2013|issn=1867-9323|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029210003/http://www.css.ethz.ch/publications/pdfs/CAD-51-52.pdf|archive-date=29 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Cities===
{{See also|Municipalities of Armenia}}
{{Largest cities
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| stat_ref    = Armenia 2011 census<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://armstat.am/file/doc/99482223.pdf|title=Kotayk}}</ref><ref>[http://armstat.am/file/doc/99483943.pdf Vayots Dzor]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://armstat.am/file/doc/99483283.pdf|title=Syunik}}</ref><ref>[http://armstat.am/file/doc/99485583.pdf Shirak]</ref><ref>[http://armstat.am/file/doc/99485708.pdf Lori]</ref><ref>[http://armstat.am/file/doc/99481713.pdf Gegharkunik]</ref><ref>[http://armstat.am/file/doc/99486683.pdf Armavir]</ref><ref>[http://armstat.am/file/doc/99485653.pdf Ararat]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://armstat.am/file/doc/99485218.pdf|title=Yerevan}}</ref>{{Excessive citations inline|date=March 2022}}
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| city_1      = Yerevan | div_1 = Yerevan | pop_1 = 1,060,138 | img_1 = Երեւան.JPG
| city_2      = Gyumri | div_2 = Shirak Province{{!}}Shirak | pop_2 = 121,976 | img_2 = Gyumri (historical center).jpg
| city_3      = Vanadzor | div_3 = Lori Province{{!}}Lori | pop_3 = 86,199 | img_3 = Hayq_Square,_Vanadzor.jpg
| city_4      = Vagharshapat | div_4 = Armavir Province{{!}}Armavir | pop_4 = 46,540 | img_4 = Things-to-do-in-Etchmiadzin-Armenia-Vagharshapat-1.jpg
| city_5      = Abovyan | div_5 = Kotayk Province{{!}}Kotayk | pop_5 = 43,495
| city_6      = Kapan | div_6 = Syunik Province{{!}}Syunik | pop_6 = 43,190
| city_7      = Hrazdan | div_7 = Kotayk Province{{!}}Kotayk | pop_7 = 41,875
| city_8      = Armavir, Armenia{{!}}Armavir | div_8 = Armavir Province{{!}}Armavir | pop_8 = 29,319
| city_9      = Artashat, Armenia{{!}}Artashat | div_9 = Ararat Province{{!}}Ararat |pop_9 = 22,269
| city_10     = Ijevan | div_10 = Tavush Province{{!}}Tavush | pop_10 = 21,081 <ref>[http://armstat.am/file/doc/99484283.pdf Tavush]</ref>
| city_11     = Gavar | div_11 = Gegharkunik Province{{!}}Gegharkunik | pop_11 = 20,765
| city_12     = Goris | div_12 = Syunik Province{{!}}Syunik | pop_12 = 20,591
| city_13     = Charentsavan | div_13 = Kotayk Province{{!}}Kotayk | pop_13 = 20,363
| city_14     = Ararat, Armenia{{!}}Ararat | div_14 = Ararat Province{{!}}Ararat | pop_14 = 20,235
| city_15     = Masis, Armenia{{!}}Masis | div_15 = Ararat Province{{!}}Ararat | pop_15 = 20,215
| city_16     = Ashtarak | div_16 = Aragatsotn Province{{!}}Aragatsotn | pop_16 = 19,615<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://armstat.am/file/doc/99487293.pdf|title=Aragatsotn}}</ref>
| city_17     = Artik | div_17 = Shirak Province{{!}}Shirak | pop_17 = 19,534
| city_18     = Sevan, Armenia{{!}}Sevan | div_18 = Gegharkunik Province{{!}}Gegharkunik | pop_18 = 19,229
| city_19     = Dilijan | div_19 = Tavush Province{{!}}Tavush | pop_19 = 17,712
| city_20     = Sisian | div_20 = Syunik Province{{!}}Syunik | pop_20 = 14,894
}}

===Religion===
{{See also|Religion in Armenia}}
[[File:Kohrvirab.jpg|thumb|The 7th-century [[Khor Virap]] monastery in the shadow of [[Mount Ararat]], the peak on which [[Noah's Ark]], is said to have landed during the [[Genesis flood narrative|biblical flood]].]]
[[File:PortalEchmiazin1.jpg|thumb|upright|Portal to the ''Holy City'' at Echmiazin, the seat of the Catholicos]]
Armenia was the first nation to adopt [[Christianity]] as a [[state religion]], an event traditionally dated to AD 301.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/neareast/f/1stchristian.htm |title=Armenia – Which Nation First Adopted Christianity? |publisher=Ancienthistory.about.com |date=29 October 2009 |access-date=25 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918080327/http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/neareast/f/1stchristian.htm |archive-date=18 September 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.visitarmenia.org/ |title=Visit Armenia, It is Beautiful |publisher=Visitarmenia.org |access-date=25 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100328005031/http://www.visitarmenia.org/ |archive-date=28 March 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.welcomearmenia.com/main.php?page=armeniainformation&sid=104&lang=eng |title=Armenia Information – Welcome to Armenia |publisher=Welcomearmenia.com |access-date=25 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100206222352/http://www.welcomearmenia.com/main.php?page=armeniainformation&sid=104&lang=eng |archive-date=6 February 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The predominant [[religion in Armenia]] is Christianity. Its roots go back to the 1st century AD, when it was founded by two of Jesus' twelve [[Twelve Apostles|apostles]] – [[Jude the Apostle|Thaddaeus]] and [[Bartholomew the Apostle|Bartholomew]] – who preached Christianity in Armenia between AD 40–60.

Over 93% of Christians in Armenia belong to the [[Armenian Apostolic Church]],<ref name=census1>{{cite web|title=Armenian Census 2011|url=http://armstat.am/file/article/sv_03_13a_520.pdf|access-date=25 October 2015|page=7|language=hy}}</ref><ref name=CI1A>{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/armenia/|title=CIA – The World Factbook – Armenia |publisher=Cia.gov |access-date=8 August 2020}}</ref> which is in communion only with the churches comprising [[Oriental Orthodoxy#Oriental Orthodox Communion|Oriental Orthodoxy]]—of which it is itself a member.

The [[Catholic Church]] maintains jurisdictions of both the [[Latin Church]] and [[Armenian Catholic Church]] in Armenia. Of note are the [[Mechitarists]] (also spelled "Mekhitarists" {{lang-hy|Մխիթարեան}}), a congregation of [[Order of Saint Benedict|Benedictine]] monks in the Armenian Catholic Church, founded in 1712 by [[Mekhitar of Sebaste]]. They are best known for their series of scholarly publications of ancient [[Armenians|Armenian]] versions of otherwise lost ancient Greek texts.

The [[Armenian Evangelical Church]] has several thousand members throughout the country.

Other Christian denominations in Armenia are the Pentecostal branches of Protestant community such as the Word of Life, the [[Armenian Brotherhood Church]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://abcy.org/ |title=Armenian Brotherhood Church of Yerevan |access-date=31 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331181252/http://abcy.org/ |archive-date=31 March 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> the [[Baptists]] (which are known as one of the oldest existing denominations in Armenia, and were permitted by the authorities of the Soviet Union),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://armbaplife.am/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825192643/http://www.armbaplife.am/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 August 2007 |title=Armenian Evangelical Christian Baptist |publisher=Armbaplife.am |access-date=28 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://goodnewsadvertising.com/biblical_recorder.pdf |title=Despite poverty, Baptists prosper in Armenia |work=[[Biblical Recorder]] |publisher=Baptist State convention of North Carolina |date=17 July 2004 |access-date=28 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081119232701/http://www.goodnewsadvertising.com/biblical_recorder.pdf |archive-date=19 November 2008}}</ref> and [[Presbyterians]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://highbeam.com/doc/1P1-79125406.html |title=Armenian Presbyterian Church to Commemorate 1700th Anniversary of Christianity in Armenia with Concert and Khachkar Dedication |work=The Armenian Reporter |date=20 October 2001 |access-date=21 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110510012451/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-79125406.html |archive-date=10 May 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Armenia is also home to a [[Russians in Armenia|Russian]] community of [[Molokan]]s which practice a form of Spiritual Christianity originated from the Russian Orthodox Church.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Lane|first1=Christel|title=Christian religion in the Soviet Union: a sociological study|date=1978|publisher=State univ. of New York P.|location=Albany|isbn=978-0-87395-327-6|page=[https://archive.org/details/christianreligio0000lane_y2b9/page/107 107]|url=https://archive.org/details/christianreligio0000lane_y2b9|url-access=registration|access-date=27 August 2015}}</ref>

The Yazidis, who live in the western part of the country, practice [[Yazidism]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.minorities-network.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/The-ethnic-minorities-of-Armenia.pdf|title=The Ethnic Minorities of Armenia|date=2002|location=Yerevan}}</ref> The world's largest Yazidi temple, [[Quba Mêrê Dîwanê]], was completed in 2019<ref name="Al Jazeera">{{cite news |last= Bardi|first=Ariel Sophia|date=11 November 2019|title=Inside the world's biggest Yazidi temple in Armenia|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2019/11/11/inside-the-worlds-biggest-yazidi-temple-in-armenia| newspaper=Al Jazeera}}</ref> in the village of [[Aknalich]].<ref name="Guardian"/>

There is a [[History of the Jews in Armenia|Jewish community in Armenia]] of approximately 750 people since independence with most emigrants leaving for Israel. There are currently two synagogues in Armenia – one in the capital, Yerevan, and the other in the city of [[Sevan (city)|Sevan]] located near [[Lake Sevan]].

===Health care===
{{main|Health in Armenia}}

Healthcare in Armenia has undergone significant changes since independence in 1991. Initially, the Soviet healthcare system was highly centralized and provided free medical assistance to all citizens. After independence, the healthcare system underwent reform and primary care services have been free of charge since 2006. Despite improvements in accessibility and the implementation of an Open Enrollment program, out-of-pocket health expenditures remain high and corruption among healthcare professionals remains a concern.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.azatutyun.am/a/29938027.html|title = Minister Cautious About Corruption in Healthcare| newspaper=«Ազատ Եվրոպա/Ազատություն» Ռադիոկայան | date=13 May 2019 | last1=Badalian | first1=Susan }}</ref> In 2019, healthcare became free for all citizens under the age of 18 and the number of people receiving free or subsidized care under the Basic Benefits Package was increased.<ref>[https://evnreport.com/magazine-issues/armenia-s-basic-benefits-package-and-universal-health-insurance-systems/ Armenia's Basic Benefits Package and Universal Health Insurance Systems]</ref><ref>[https://emerging-europe.com/news/armenia-to-introduce-free-healthcare-for-the-under-18s/ Armenia to introduce free healthcare for the under-18s]</ref>

After a significant decline in earlier decades, crude{{efn|Crude rates are not age-adjusted.}} birth rates in Armenia slightly increased from 13.0 (per 1000 people) in the year 1998 to 14.2 in 2015;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/publicdata/explore?ds=d5bncppjof8f9_&ctype=l&strail=false&bcs=d&nselm=h&met_y=sp_dyn_cbrt_in&scale_y=lin&ind_y=false&rdim=region&idim=country:ARM&idim=region:ECS&ifdim=region&hl=en&dl=en&ind=false|title=Chart – World Development Indicators (Google Public Data Explorer)|website=www.google.com|access-date=2018-02-24}}</ref> this timeframe also showed a similar trajectory in the crude death rate, which grew from 8.6 to 9.3.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/publicdata/explore?ds=d5bncppjof8f9_&ctype=l&strail=false&bcs=d&nselm=h&met_y=sp_dyn_cdrt_in&scale_y=lin&ind_y=false&rdim=region&idim=country:ARM&idim=region:ECS&ifdim=region&hl=en&dl=en&ind=false|title=Chart – World Development Indicators (Google Public Data Explorer)|website=www.google.com|access-date=2018-02-24}}</ref> [[Life expectancy|Life expectancy at birth]] at 74.8 years was the 4th-highest among the [[Post-Soviet states]] in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/publicdata/explore?ds=d5bncppjof8f9_&ctype=c&strail=false&bcs=d&nselm=h&met_y=sp_dyn_le00_in&scale_y=lin&ind_y=false&idim=country:ARM:GEO:BLR:LVA:LTU:RUS:AZE:KAZ:MDA:TJK:TKM:UZB:EST:UKR:KGZ&ifdim=country:region:ECS&tunit=Y&pit=1424721600000&hl=en&dl=en&ind=false&icfg|title=Chart – World Development Indicators (Google Public Data Explorer)|website=www.google.com|access-date=2018-02-24}}</ref>
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Reference	Page text.<ref>[https://www.example.org/ Link text], additional text.</ref>	Page text.^[1]
Named reference	Page text.<ref name="test">[https://www.example.org/ Link text]</ref>	Page text.^[2]
Additional use of the same reference	Page text.<ref name="test" />	Page text.^[2]
Display references	<references />	↑ Link text, additional text. ↑ Link text