Armenia
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Armenia ( (listen); Armenian: Հայաստան, romanized: Hayastan, IPA: [hɑjɑsˈtɑn]), officially the Republic of Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն, romanized: Hayastani Hanrapetut'yun, IPA: [hɑjɑstɑˈni hɑnɾɑpɛtutʰˈjun]), is a landlocked country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located in Western Asia, on the Armenian Highlands, it is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, the Lachin corridor under a Russian peacekeeping force and Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and Azerbaijan's exclave of Nakhchivan to the south.Armenia is a unitary, multi-party, democratic nation-state with an ancient cultural heritage. Urartu was established in 860 BC, and by the 6th century BC it was replaced by the Satrapy of Armenia. The Kingdom of Armenia reached its height under Tigranes the Great in the 1st century BC and became the first state in the world to adopt Christianity as its official religion in the late 3rd or early 4th century AD. The official date of state adoption of Christianity is 301. The ancient Armenian kingdom was split between the Byzantine and Sasanian Empires around the early 5th century. Under the Bagratuni dynasty, the Bagratid Kingdom of Armenia was restored in the 9th century. Declining due to the wars against the Byzantines, the kingdom fell in 1045 and Armenia was soon after invaded by the Seljuk Turks. An Armenian principality and later a kingdom Cilician Armenia was located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea between the 11th and 14th centuries.
Between the 16th and 19th centuries, the traditional Armenian homeland composed of Eastern Armenia and Western Armenia came under the rule of the Ottoman and Persian empires, repeatedly ruled by either of the two over the centuries. By the 19th century, Eastern Armenia had been conquered by the Russian Empire, while most of the western parts of the traditional Armenian homeland remained under Ottoman rule. During World War I, 1.5 million Armenians living in their ancestral lands in the Ottoman Empire were systematically exterminated in the Armenian Genocide. In 1918, following the Russian Revolution, all non-Russian countries declared their independence after the Russian Empire ceased to exist, leading to the establishment of the First Republic of Armenia. By 1920, the state was incorporated into the Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic, and in 1922 became a founding member of the Soviet Union. In 1936, the Transcaucasian state was dissolved, transforming its constituent states, including the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, into full Union republics. The modern Republic of Armenia became independent in 1991 during the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Armenia is a developing country and ranks 81st on the Human Development Index (2018). Its economy is primarily based on industrial output and mineral extraction. While Armenia is geographically located in the South Caucasus, it is generally considered geopolitically European. Since Armenia aligns itself in many respects geopolitically with Europe, the country is a member of numerous European organizations including the Council of Europe, the Eastern Partnership, Eurocontrol, the Assembly of European Regions, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Armenia is also a member of certain regional groups throughout Eurasia, including the Asian Development Bank, the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the Eurasian Union, and the Eurasian Development Bank. Armenia supports the de facto independent Artsakh, which was proclaimed in 1991. Armenia also recognises the Armenian Apostolic Church, the world's oldest National church, as the country's primary religious establishment. The unique Armenian alphabet was created by Mesrop Mashtots in 405 AD.
| Instruments ratified: | 110 / 282 |
|---|---|
| World Average Ratifications: | 114 / 282 |
| Ratification rate: | 44.71% |
| World Average Rate: | 41.25% |
| Weighted score: | 50.74% |
| World Average Weighted Score: | 41.25% |
| World rank: | 65 / 194 |
| Landlocked developing countries rank: | 3 / 32 |
| Landlocked developing countries Avg. Ratifications: | 86 / 282 |
| Transition economy rank: | 20 / 28 |
| Transition economy Avg. Ratifications: | 141 / 282 |
| Western Asia rank: | 5 / 18 |
| Western Asia Avg. Ratifications: | 118 / 282 |
| CONTRACTS | Inst. ratified | Country score | World avg. score | Country rank in world | Strength |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agency | 0/2 | 0.00% | 2.00% | 8 | Weak |
| Conflict of laws | 0/7 | 0.00% | 3.00% | 27 | Weak |
| E-commerce | 0/3 | 0.00% | 18.00% | 70 | Weak |
| Franchising | 0/1 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1 | Average |
| Leasing/Factoring | 0/2 | 0.00% | 5.00% | 13 | Weak |
| Principles, trade usages and standards | 0/2 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1 | Average |
| Procurement | 1/4 (25.00%) | 21.43% | 3.00% | 1 | Strong |
| Sale of Goods | 1/5 (20.00%) | 45.45% | 25.00% | 29 | Strong |
| Travel contracts | 0/1 | 0.00% | 3.00% | 7 | Weak |
| Total | 2 | 11.59% | 9.00% | 72 | Strong |
| CUSTOMS | Inst. ratified | Country score | World avg. score | Country rank in world | Strength |
| Customs Codification | 2/3 (66.67%) | 100.00% | 78.00% | 1 | Strong |
| Customs Cooperation | 2/6 (33.33%) | 40.00% | 26.00% | 48 | Strong |
| Exemption from Duties | 3/9 (33.33%) | 33.33% | 30.00% | 76 | Strong |
| Temporary Admission | 0/11 | 0.00% | 28.00% | 126 | Weak |
| Transit | 3/4 (75.00%) | 100.00% | 28.00% | 1 | Strong |
| Total | 10 | 33.70% | 31.00% | 74 | Weak |
| DISPUTE RESOLUTION | Inst. ratified | Country score | World avg. score | Country rank in world | Strength |
| Arbitration | 2/6 (33.33%) | 50.00% | 32.00% | 29 | Strong |
| Judicial cooperation | 4/5 (80.00%) | 84.21% | 36.00% | 27 | Strong |
| Recognition of foreign judgments | 0/2 | 0.00% | 2.00% | 6 | Weak |
| State court jurisdiction | 0/4 | 0.00% | 14.00% | 29 | Weak |
| State court procedure | 0/1 | 0.00% | 6.00% | 12 | Weak |
| State immunities | 0/1 | 0.00% | 11.00% | 22 | Weak |
| Total | 6 | 52.00% | 29.00% | 38 | Strong |
| ENVIRONMENT AND PRODUCTS | Inst. ratified | Country score | World avg. score | Country rank in world | Strength |
| Air | 4/5 (80.00%) | 80.00% | 86.00% | 59 | Weak |
| Chemicals | 1/1 (100.00%) | 100.00% | 78.00% | 1 | Strong |
| Energy | 2/2 (100.00%) | 100.00% | 25.00% | 1 | Strong |
| Flora and fauna | 6/10 (60.00%) | 65.22% | 68.00% | 91 | Weak |
| Foodstuff | 2/2 (100.00%) | 100.00% | 79.00% | 1 | Strong |
| General | 1/1 (100.00%) | 100.00% | 95.00% | 1 | Weak |
| International watercourses | 0/1 | 0.00% | 18.00% | 36 | Weak |
| Maritime and Law of the Sea | 1/26 (3.85%) | 5.43% | 46.00% | 161 | Weak |
| Protected geographical areas | 0/1 | 0.00% | 27.00% | 54 | Weak |
| Waste | 1/1 (100.00%) | 100.00% | 93.00% | 1 | Weak |
| Total | 18 | 41.67% | 61.00% | 161 | Weak |
| FINANCE, PAYMENTS AND INSOLVENCY | Inst. ratified | Country score | World avg. score | Country rank in world | Strength |
| Assignment of receivables | 0/1 | 0.00% | 1.00% | 2 | Weak |
| Bankruptcy and insolvency | 0/1 | 0.00% | 21.00% | 41 | Weak |
| Bills of exchange and promissory notes | 0/4 | 0.00% | 8.00% | 43 | Weak |
| Cheques | 0/3 | 0.00% | 13.00% | 36 | Weak |
| Credit transfers | 0/1 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1 | Average |
| International guarantees | 0/3 | 0.00% | 20.00% | 75 | Weak |
| Total | 0 | 0.00% | 12.00% | 117 | Weak |
| GOOD GOVERNANCE | Inst. ratified | Country score | World avg. score | Country rank in world | Strength |
| Corruption | 3/4 (75.00%) | 91.67% | 50.00% | 3 | Strong |
| Cultural Property | 2/4 (50.00%) | 50.00% | 54.00% | 61 | Weak |
| Drugs | 3/3 (100.00%) | 100.00% | 95.00% | 1 | Weak |
| Insider Trading | 0/1 | 0.00% | 4.00% | 9 | Weak |
| Organized crime | 2/2 (100.00%) | 100.00% | 80.00% | 1 | Strong |
| Total | 10 | 80.77% | 68.00% | 35 | Strong |
| HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOUR STANDARDS | Inst. ratified | Country score | World avg. score | Country rank in world | Strength |
| Human Rights | 7/7 (100.00%) | 100.00% | 96.00% | 1 | Weak |
| Labour Standards | 8/8 (100.00%) | 100.00% | 86.00% | 1 | Strong |
| Total | 15 | 100.00% | 91.00% | 1 | Average |
| INSTITUTIONAL PARTICIPATION | Inst. ratified | Country score | World avg. score | Country rank in world | Strength |
| Dispute Resolution | 0/1 | 0.00% | 39.00% | 77 | Weak |
| International Trade Law | 7/10 (70.00%) | 70.00% | 73.00% | 84 | Weak |
| Trade support institutions | 3/6 (50.00%) | 50.00% | 51.00% | 82 | Weak |
| Total | 10 | 58.82% | 63.00% | 99 | Weak |
| INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY | Inst. ratified | Country score | World avg. score | Country rank in world | Strength |
| Broadcasting | 1/1 (100.00%) | 100.00% | 47.00% | 1 | Strong |
| Copyright | 2/3 (66.67%) | 90.91% | 65.00% | 48 | Strong |
| Industrial designs | 2/2 (100.00%) | 100.00% | 31.00% | 1 | Strong |
| Integrated circuits | 0/1 | 0.00% | 2.00% | 4 | Weak |
| Neighboring Rights | 3/3 (100.00%) | 100.00% | 46.00% | 1 | Strong |
| Origin | 0/3 | 0.00% | 14.00% | 51 | Weak |
| Patents | 5/5 (100.00%) | 100.00% | 57.00% | 1 | Strong |
| Trademarks | 5/6 (83.33%) | 77.27% | 33.00% | 29 | Strong |
| Varieties of plants | 0/1 | 0.00% | 37.00% | 73 | Weak |
| Total | 18 | 77.89% | 42.00% | 33 | Strong |
| INVESTMENTS | Inst. ratified | Country score | World avg. score | Country rank in world | Strength |
| Investment disputes | 1/2 (50.00%) | 50.00% | 39.00% | 2 | Strong |
| Investment guaranty | 1/1 (100.00%) | 100.00% | 93.00% | 1 | Weak |
| Total | 2 | 66.67% | 57.00% | 2 | Strong |
| PRODUCTS | Inst. ratified | Country score | World avg. score | Country rank in world | Strength |
| Marine Resources | 0/1 | 0.00% | 24.00% | 48 | Weak |
| Timber | 0/1 | 0.00% | 31.00% | 61 | Weak |
| General | 1/1 (100.00%) | 100.00% | 92.00% | 1 | Weak |
| Total | 1 | 38.46% | 53.00% | 85 | Weak |
| TRANSPORT AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS | Inst. ratified | Country score | World avg. score | Country rank in world | Strength |
| Air transport | 3/7 (42.86%) | 61.90% | 59.00% | 95 | Weak |
| Aircrafts and civil aviation | 5/9 (55.56%) | 76.00% | 74.00% | 80 | Weak |
| Maritime shipping and load lines | 0/13 | 0.00% | 66.00% | 167 | Weak |
| Maritime transport | 2/12 (16.67%) | 8.33% | 27.00% | 153 | Weak |
| Multi modal transport | 0/2 | 0.00% | 4.00% | 15 | Weak |
| Rail transport | 1/3 (33.33%) | 27.27% | 22.00% | 46 | Strong |
| Road transport | 3/4 (75.00%) | 72.22% | 31.00% | 46 | Strong |
| Space | 0/4 | 0.00% | 40.00% | 120 | Weak |
| Telecommunications | 1/2 (50.00%) | 16.67% | 47.00% | 102 | Weak |
| Total | 15 | 34.46% | 50.00% | 154 | Weak |
| TREATIES LAW | Inst. ratified | Country score | World avg. score | Country rank in world | Strength |
| General | 1/4 (25.00%) | 41.67% | 30.00% | 41 | Strong |
| Total | 1 | 41.67% | 30.00% | 41 | Strong |
| WTO | Inst. ratified | Country score | World avg. score | Country rank in world | Strength |
| Plurilateral Agreements | 1/2 (50.00%) | 50.00% | 18.00% | 26 | Strong |
| WTO Agreements | 1/1 (100.00%) | 100.00% | 81.00% | 1 | Strong |
| Total | 2 | 72.73% | 47.00% | 26 | Strong |
| Strong | |
|---|---|
| Contracts | Procurement |
| Contracts | Sale of Goods |
| Customs | Customs Codification |
| Customs | Customs Cooperation |
| Customs | Exemption from Duties |
| Customs | Transit |
| Dispute resolution | Arbitration |
| Dispute resolution | Judicial cooperation |
| Environment and products | Chemicals |
| Environment and products | Energy |
| Environment and products | Foodstuff |
| Good Governance | Corruption |
| Good Governance | Organized crime |
| Human Rights and Labour Standards | Labour Standards |
| Intellectual property | Broadcasting |
| Intellectual property | Copyright |
| Intellectual property | Industrial designs |
| Intellectual property | Neighboring Rights |
| Intellectual property | Patents |
| Intellectual property | Trademarks |
| Investments | Investment disputes |
| Transport and telecommunications | Rail transport |
| Transport and telecommunications | Road transport |
| Treaties law | General |
| WTO | Plurilateral Agreements |
| WTO | WTO Agreements |
| Average | |
| Contracts | Franchising |
| Contracts | Principles, trade usages and standards |
| Finance, payments and insolvency | Credit transfers |
| Weak | |
| Contracts | Agency |
| Contracts | Conflict of laws |
| Contracts | E-commerce |
| Contracts | Leasing/Factoring |
| Contracts | Travel contracts |
| Customs | Temporary Admission |
| Dispute resolution | Recognition of foreign judgments |
| Dispute resolution | State court jurisdiction |
| Dispute resolution | State court procedure |
| Dispute resolution | State immunities |
| Environment and products | Air |
| Environment and products | Flora and fauna |
| Environment and products | General |
| Environment and products | International watercourses |
| Environment and products | Maritime and Law of the Sea |
| Environment and products | Protected geographical areas |
| Environment and products | Waste |
| Finance, payments and insolvency | Assignment of receivables |
| Finance, payments and insolvency | Bankruptcy and insolvency |
| Finance, payments and insolvency | Bills of exchange and promissory notes |
| Finance, payments and insolvency | Cheques |
| Finance, payments and insolvency | International guarantees |
| Good Governance | Cultural Property |
| Good Governance | Drugs |
| Good Governance | Insider Trading |
| Human Rights and Labour Standards | Human rights |
| Institutional Participation | Dispute Resolution |
| Institutional Participation | International Trade Law |
| Institutional Participation | Trade support institutions |
| Intellectual property | Integrated circuits |
| Intellectual property | Origin |
| Intellectual property | Varieties of plants |
| Investments | Investment guaranty |
| Products | General |
| Products | Marine Resources |
| Products | Timber |
| Transport and telecommunications | Air transport |
| Transport and telecommunications | Aircrafts and civil aviation |
| Transport and telecommunications | Maritime shipping and load lines |
| Transport and telecommunications | Maritime transport |
| Transport and telecommunications | Multi modal transport |
| Transport and telecommunications | Space |
| Transport and telecommunications | Telecommunications |
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