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The capital is Yerevan. The population is 3 mil. The enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh in Azerbaijan has 150,000 Armenians.
(WSJ, 3/31/97, p.A10)

The theory most favored by Armenian historians claims that they descended from a Thracian-Phrygian group, that originated in the Balkan Peninsula and by the pressure of Illyrians migrated to eastern Anatolia in the sixth century BC.
(http://www.atmg.org/ArmenianFAQ.html#q6)
 
Links:
CIA Factbook: http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/am.html
Links: http://www.armeniaemb.org/
Lycos: http://travel.lycos.com/Destinations/Europe/Armenia/
Map: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/commonwealth/Armenia.GIF
Rover: http://www.worldrover.com/country/armenia_main.html
Timeline: http://www.csupomona.edu/~armenian_students/armenia/timeline.html
Timeline: http://www.bravenewworld.demon.co.uk/armenia/timeline.htm
USLC: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/amtoc.html