Armenia
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Armenia is a not-quite-Asian, not-quite-European country in the Caucasus region. It is bordered by Azerbaijan, Turkey, Georgia, and Iran.
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[edit] Religion
The Kingdom of Armenia was the first nation to recognize Christianity officially as a state religion in 301, predating the Roman Empire's recognition of Christianity by a dozen years. Consequently, the Armenian Apostolic Church (an Oriental Orthodox body) is the world's oldest state church; nearly 95% of Armenians belong to it, despite Armenia having been a communist state and Soviet satellite from 1922 through 1991.
[edit] Armenian Genocide
The Armenian genocide took place between 1915 and 1917, during which the Ottoman Empire committed systematic killings, deportations, and forced marches of the Armenian population, resulting in the deaths of 1 to 1.5 million people. The factuality of the Armenian genocide is officially denied by the government of Turkey.
[edit] (In)famous Armenians
Despite being from a family that is said to have produced an Armenian Apostolic priest in every generation since 301,[1] an Armenian fellow by the name of Rushdoony converted to Calvinism and was educated at the University of Edinburgh. Fleeing the Armenian Genocide, he came to the United States in 1916 in the company of his wife and young son. Said young son grew up to be the prominent Dominionist kook, R.J. Rushdoony.
