2010 2008 Armenia 109 113 Georgia 103 104 Azerbaijan 135 135 Turkey 89 87 Russia 107 107 * out of 167 countries Sourse: eiu.com
Average internet speed in Mbps (1) and average monthly fee for 1 Mbps* (2), 2009
1 2 Armenia 1.9 $80 Azerbaijan 3.0 $40 Georgia 8.8 $10 Turkey 5.7 $28 * unlimited ADSL Sources: speedtest.net, caps.am
Economy Rankings among 183 countries
Ease of doing business Ease of Starting Business Armenia 48 22 Azerbaijan 54 15 Georgia 12 7 Slovakia 41 68 Source: doingbusiness.org
Men and Women in Armenia, 2009
Men Women Avg. wage, AMD 126,765 77,127 Enrolment in higher education, % 48 52 Life expectancy at birth, years 71 77 Employed, % 47 53 PhD’s, % 82 18 Athletes, % 70 30 Library patrons, % 36 64 NA deputies,
Global Peace Index Ratings
Rank Country Score 1 New Zealand 1.188 11 Slovenia 1.358 113 Armenia 2.266 119 Azerbaijan 2.367 142 Georgia 2.970 143 Russia 3.013 Global Peace Index includes domestic and international conflict, safety and security in society and militarisation. It contains 149
Internet users per 1,000 people (1) & percentage of IT sphere in total service exports (2)
1 2 Armenia 62 17.4 Azerbaijan 282 3.6 Georgia 238 2.2 Slovakia 660 7.2 Source: worldbank.org
Deficit of Armenia’s state budget per GDP
2009 7.7% 2008 0.7% 2007 1.5% 2006 1.5% 2005 1.9% source: armstat.am
The Army and Society
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll2zZhaN3AM Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuGV1BhnBYA Part 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qyWyOVIyGw
Cases of abuse among women by a partner (2008-2009)
Repressive 61.0% Psychological 25.0% Physical 8.9% Sexual 3.3% Physical and/or sexual 9.5% source: armstat.am
Number of registered crimes in Armenia
Number of filed criminal cases Number of people in penitentiaries 2009 13,372 4,313 2008 8,383 3,965 2007 7,438 3,539 2006 8,484 4,063 Source: armstat.am, moj.am