Armenians need your support

Day 413, 01:32 • Published in USA Armenia • by Ashot

Armenians as well as supporters of the Armenians want to have Armenia added to this game.

Please follow the link to post your opinion and support. Thank you!
http://www.erepublik.com/en/forum/topic/83752/next-country-suggestion-armenia/1

Who are the Armenians:

The Armenians are a nation and ethnic group originating in the Caucasus and in the Armenian Highlands. A large concentration of them has remained there, especially in Armenia, but many of them are also scattered elsewhere throughout the world creating the Armenian Diaspora. The Armenians have had a significant presence in countries such as Georgia, Iran, Russia, and Ukraine due to their proximity to Armenia. After the Armenian Genocide, a large influx of survivors fled to France, the United States, Argentina, the Levant and other countries that welcomed the Armenians. There are an estimated 9 to 10 million Armenians around the world. Christianized in the early 4th century, Arsacid Armenia became the first Christian nation, although Christianity had begun to spread in Armenia soon after Christ's death, due to the efforts of two of his apostles, St. Jude and St. Bartholomew, thus most Armenians adhere to the Armenian Apostolic Church, a Monophysite church. Armenians have had a presence in the Armenian Highland for over four thousand years, since the time when Haik, the legendary patriarch and founder of the first Armenian nation, led them to victory over Bel of Babylon. Today, with a population of 3.5 million, they not only constitute an overwhelming majority in Armenia, but also in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenians in the diaspora informally refer to them as Hayastantsis, meaning those that are from Armenia. The country itself is secular as a result of Soviet domination, but most of its citizens are Apostolic Armenian Christian.

Armenian Diaspora

Although an Armenian diaspora existed since the Armenian loss of statehood in 1375 (when the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia fell to the Mamelukes), it grew in size only after the Armenian Genocide. Although many Armenians perished, others managed to escape, and established themselves in various Eastern European cities, such as Moscow/Russia; Sochi/Russia; Odessa/Ukraine; Sevastopol/Crimea (Ukraine); Tbilisi/Georgia; Batumi/Georgia; Plovdiv.
Others emigrated to the The Balkans, such as Bulgaria and Athens/Greece. Yet others emigrated to Middle Eastern cities, such as and Aleppo/Syria and Beirut/Lebanon.

There are no reliable official figures about the Armenian diaspora. But there is general agreement on the countries with the large number of Armenians (excluding Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh).

These Armenian diaspora communities are:

* Russia - around 1,130,000
* United States - around 1,000,000
* France - around 500,000
* Iran - around 400,000 but diminishing
* Georgia - around 250,000
* Syria - around 190,000
* Lebanon - around 140,000
* Argentina - around 130,000
* Ukraine - around 100,000
* Poland - around 100,000

Smaller but substantial Armenian communities are found in approximate figures in: Jordan (5,000), Uzbekistan (70,000), Canada (60,000), Germany (60,000), Brazil (50,000), Australia (50,000), Spain (42,000), Turkey 40,000 excluding the Armenian-descent Hamshenis), Greece (35,000), Bulgaria (30,000), Turkmenistan (30,000), Belarus (25,000), Kazakhstan (25,000), the Netherlands (25,000), Iraq (20,000), Uruguay (20,000), United Kingdom (20,000), Hungary (15,000), Belgium (10,000), Czech Republic (10,000), Israel (10,000) and Mexico (10,000). In addition a total of 50 countries where less than 10,000 Armenians live in each country.


And now we ask you to support our Armenian Community and help us in adding Armenia to eRepublik.

http://www.erepublik.com/en/forum/topic/83752/next-country-suggestion-armenia/1

Thank you all for your support!