The ancient lands of the Armenians comprehended a great variety of borders and fostered millennia-long mutual influences to and from the lands which surrounded it. Additionally, the diaspora of the Armenian people is centuries old and is far flung. One of the 15 federated republics of the Soviet Union through-out most of the twentieth century, Armenia declared its independence in 1991. The sites listed in each category of this selective portal page have been chosen for their utility in providing accurate narrative (either brief or extensive) information, as well as directories, extensive portal pages and other resources concerning all aspects of Armenian life and culture. They originate both in the Republic of Armenia as well as in the various communities of the Armenian Diaspora. All are either English language alone or bi- or trilingual lingual, unless noted in an annotation which follows. Many sites offer down-loadable Armenian and Russian fonts to make them easily accessible. For a variety of reasons, the links to Armenia and the NIS countries in general are often inactive; we recommend that you try again, should you not be successful in connecting.

For Library of Congress contact information and research and bibliographic materials on Armenia, consult the Armenia Country Page of the Near East Section of the African and Middle Eastern Division; see also the Library's online catalog for books and materials in other formats held by the Library; and the Library's Thomas Legislative Information Page for legislative materials (bills, hearings, acts, etc.) concerning relations between the United States and the Republic of Armenia, as well as the interests of the Armenian-American community.

Diplomatic centers in Armenia and in the United States.