The Civilitas Public Forum entitled “In the Beginning was the Word” was held on Friday, October 15 at the Ani Hotel, in Yerevan. This forum marked the conclusion of one stage of a Civilitas program, funded by the US Embassy,
GDP growth, September compared to August
2010 -24.6% 2009 +4.8% 2008 +2.4% 2007 +0.4% 2006 +26.3% 2005 +14.7% Source: armstat.am
Books borrowed from libraries in 2009, per capita
Yerevan 0.98 Ararat 2.25 Gegharkunik 4.16 Syunik 5.50 Armenia 3.39 Source: armstat.am
One Library at a Time: Supporting Communities, Opening Minds
The Civilitas Foundation has created Children’s Corners at two public libraries as part of the Civilitas Libraries as Centers of Civil Society Program. The Children’s Corners in the public libraries of Charentsavan and the Nor Nork District of Yerevan were
Turkish Publisher Zarakolu at Civilitas
Ragıp Zarakolu, Turkish activist, one of the founders of the Human Rights Association in Turkey, publisher of several books on the Armenian Genocide and on Kurdish issues, convicted several times for his advocacy and defense of the freedom of expression,
2009 State Budget Spending per Resident, USD
Armenia 802 Azerbaijan 1,485 Georgia 733 Finland 6,238 Sources: armstat.am, azstat.org, cbar.az, geostat.ge, stat.fi, bof.fi
TEDx Yerevan
Videos l Photos TEDx Yerevan, held on Saturday, September 25, 2010, was born of the desire of a group of TED devotees who had already spent months translating TED talks into Armenian. Beyond Borders was chosen as the theme. Salpi
Crimes per 100,000 population in Jan-Aug
2010 316 2009 290 2008 180 2007 178 2006 206 Source: armstat.am
Poverty rate (1) and Poverty line (2) in 2008
1 2 Armenia 23.5 % $ 82.3 Azerbaijan 13.2 % $ 87.5 Georgia 22.1 % $ 53.7 Sources: armstat.am, azstat.org, cled.az, geostat.ge, unicef.org
Migration balance in Armenia
1982 -7,600 1986 -11,700 1990 +36,040 1994 -120,700 1998 -7,200 2002 -2,719 2006 +21,756 2010* -61,288 * Data provided by General Department of Civil Aviation at the Government of the Republic of Armenia for Jan-Aug period Sources: backtoarmenia.am, aviation.am, armstat.am,