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A Country Study: Armenia
Library of Congress Call Number DK509 .A727 1995
Please note: The current Country Study was previously in a multi-country volume. Chapter numbers reflect those used in the printed book.

* Armenia
* Foreword
* Acknowledgments
* Preface
* Table A. Chronology of Important Events
* Introduction

* Chapter 1 - Armenia (Glenn E. Curtis and Ronald G. Suny)
o Country Profile
+ Country
+ Geography
+ Society
+ Economy
+ Transportation and Telecommunications
+ Government and Politics
+ National Security
o Historical Background
+ The Ancient Period
+ Early Christianity
+ The Middle Ages
+ Between Russia and Turkey
# Russian Influence Expands
# National Self-Awareness
# The Young Turks
+ World War I and Its Consequences
# Postwar Realignment
# Into the Soviet Union
+ The Communist Era
# Stalinist Restructuring
# Communism after Stalin
# The New Nationalism
+ Nagorno-Karabakh and Independence
# Karabakh as a National Issue
# The Karabakh Crisis Escalates, 1989
# A New Political Climate
# Independence
# Postindependence Armenia
o Physical Environment
+ Topography and Drainage
+ Climate
+ Environmental Problems
o Population and Ethnic Composition
+ Population Characteristics
+ Ethnic Minorities
o Language, Culture, and Religion
+ Language
+ Culture
# Literature and the Arts
# National Traditions
+ Religion
+ The Armenian Diaspora
o Education, Health, and Social Welfare
+ Education
+ Health
+ Social Welfare
o The Economy
+ Modern Economic History
+ Natural Resources
+ Agriculture
+ Industry
+ Energy
+ Postcommunist Economic Reform
+ Labor and the Standard of Living
+ The National Financial Structure
# Banking
# The National Budget
# Price Policy
+ Transportation and Telecommunications
+ Foreign Trade
o Government and Politics
+ Parliament
+ The Presidency
+ State Administrative Bodies
+ The Judiciary
+ The Constitution
+ Local Government
+ Political Parties
+ Human Rights
+ The Media
o Foreign Relations
+ Azerbaijan
+ Georgia, Iran, and Turkey
+ The Commonwealth of Independent States
+ The United States
o National Security
+ Geopolitical Situation
+ The Military
# Regular Forces
# Reserves
# The Russian Role
+ Internal Security
+ Crime
+ Prisons

* Appendix. Tables
* Bibliography
* Glossary