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Country Overview
Name: Lernayin Gharabaghi Hanrapetutyun / Nagorno Karabakh Republic (NKR), also known as Mountainous Karabakh, or Artsakh in Armenian
Size: 4457 sq. miles (11500 sq. km)
Population: 145,000 (2002 est.)
Language: Hayeren / Armenian (Indo-European language family)
Ethnic Composition: Over 95% Armenian, 5% minorities
Religion: Armenian Apostolic Christian, with some Orthodox, Evangelicals and Jews
Minorities: Assyrians, Kurds, Greeks
Neighboring States: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran.
Capital: Stepanakert
Flag: Tricolor, equal stripes of red, blue and orange with white squares.
National Currency: Dram (abbr. AMD)
National Holidays:
| New Year's Day | January 1, 2 (& December 31) |
| Christmas | January 6 |
| Artsakh Revival Day [1988] | February 20 |
| Women's Day | March 8 |
| Motherhood and Beauty Day | April 7 |
| Genocide Memorial Day [1915] | April 24 |
| Worker's Solidarity Day | May 1 |
| Victory, Armed Forces & Shushi Liberation Day [1945, 1992] | May 9 |
| First Armenian Republic Day [1918] | May 28 |
| Children's Day | June 1 |
| Fallen Soldiers' and Missing in Action Memorial Day | June 29 |
| Independence Day [1991] | September 2 |
| Armenian Earthquake Memorial Day [1988] | December 7 |
| Independence Referendum Day [1991] | December 10 |
| Constitution Day [2006] | December 10 |
Land: Mostly mountainous
Largest Towns: Stepanakert, Shushi, Martuni, Mardakert, Hadrout
Highest Peaks: Mt. Mrav 3,340 m., Mt. Kirs 2,725 m.
Largest Body of Water: Sarsang Reservoir
Rivers: Terter, Khachen
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