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Country name Armenia, in 33 editions.

The entry for Armenia published Country name in 33 editions of 34, from 1992 to 2025. The text changed in 13 editions. Each is shown as published. Country name in every entry.

editions changed the text
13
the first edition with it
1992
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Long-form name” (1992), “Names” (1993 to 1995), “Name of country” (1996) and “Country name” (1997 to 2025).

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conventional long form:
Republic of Armenia
conventional short form:
Armenia
local long form:
Hayastani Hanrapetut'yun
local short form:
Hayastan
former:
Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, Armenian Republic
etymology:
  • the etymology of the country's name remains obscure;
  • according to tradition, the local name for the country, Hayastan, comes from Hayk, the legendary patriarch of the Armenians and the great-great-grandson of Noah;
  • the name Armenia was first recorded in a rock inscription from A.D. 521 in modern-day Iran

conventional long form: Republic of Armenia
conventional short form: Armenia
local long form: Hayastani Hanrapetut'yun
local short form: Hayastan
former: Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, Armenian Republic
etymology: the etymology of the country's name remains obscure; according to tradition, the country is named after local name for the country, Hayastan, comes from Hayk, the legendary patriarch of the Armenians and the great-great-grandson of Noah; Hayk's descendant, Aram, purportedly is the source of the name Armenia was first recorded in a rock inscription from A.D. 521 in modern-day Iran

Central Intelligence Agency. “Armenia: Country name.” The World Factbook, 1992–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/armenia/country-name.

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