| Total area |
3,789 sq. km |
| Percentage of the territory of RA |
12.7 % |
| Arable land |
47,823 ha |
| No. of urban communities |
8 |
| No. of rural communities |
105 |
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| Population (as of 1.1.2003) |
285,000 |
| urban |
168,400 persons |
| rural |
116,600 persons |
| Percentage of Republic's total population |
8.9 % |
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| Borders |
Georgia |
| Includes regions of |
Stepanavan, Tashir, Tumanyan, Gugark |
| Towns |
Vanadzor, Spitak, Stepanavan, Alaverdi, Tashir |
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Natural Resources
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| Main economic activity |
Industry, agriculture |
| Main products |
Grain, potato growing, meat |