Poor Lighting 83.8% Leaking Roof 77.2% Humidity 63.3% Water-Supply Problem 59.0% Insufficient Waste-Management 57.6% Insufficient Heating 53.4% *Children are considered to be the residents of Armenia under 19 Source: armstat.am
Lake Sevan’s Water Level, in meters
1933 1,916 1986 1,897 1991 1,898 1997 1,897 2010 1,899 Sources: armstat.am, ilec.or.jp
Number of Schools Teaching a Language of National Minorities in 2009
Russian 1410 Yezidi 46 Kurdish 10 Assyrian 4 Greek 3 Total Number of Schools in Armenia 1410 Source: gov.am
Number of Tourists Who Visited Armenia from Jan to March, thousands
2009 2010 Russia 15.6 15.5 Iran 15.0 12.3 USA 11.6 12.1 Turkey 1.8 11.6 France 8.0 6.3 Germany 3.9 4.6 Georgia 7.1 3.7 UK 4.0 2.2 Canada 1.5 1.3 Total 85.0 93.0 Source: armstat.am
Number of Convicts by Occupation
2008 2009 Students under 18 50 60 Prisoners 18 164 Unoccupied employables 1,719 2,159 Total 3,145 3,580 Source: armstat.am
Vartan Oskanian’s Interview to Gala TV
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Foreign Direct Investments and Percentage Growth from Jan to March
FDI, mln USD Growth rate, % 2005 35.7 +27.5 2006 45.4 +27.4 2007 88.9 +95.6 2008 91.7 +2.3 2009 139.3 +51.8 2010 116.9 -16.1 Source: armstat.am
GDP Growth Rate, April Compared to March
2006 +26.6% 2007 +32.7% 2008 +11.9% 2009 -5.4% 2010 -5.9% Source: armstat.am
Primary and High School Drop-Outs by Region in 2009*
Yerevan 2,116 Shirak 730 Armavir 728 Kotayk 394 Ararat 362 Gegharkunik 350 Lori 315 Tavush 222 Syunik 153 Aragatsotn 97 Vayots Dzor 13 Total 5,480 * Reasons for dropping out include social status, parental objection and lack of interest Source:
Vartan Oskanian’s interview with Gala TV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2t9lwQ88xA Vartan Oskanian’s interview to Gala TV http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOURprlOKyM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmee0Or2y0g http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9hrH1DWaTA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=816HAxzWGQY