Official Name: Republic of Armenia
Population: 3,232,000
Capital: Yerevan - Pop. 1,245,000
Area: 29,800 sq. km. / 18,517 sq. miles.
Language: Armenian
Religion: Eastern Orthodox
Status of Homosexuality: Legal
Telephone Country Code: 374
Armenia is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Situated at the juncture of Western Asia and Eastern Europe.
Since 2003, homosexuality is legal in Armenia. Until 2003 the legislation of Armenia followed the corresponding Section 121 from the Former Soviet Union, which only specifically criminalized anal intercourse between men. Lesbian and non-penetrative gay sex between consenting adults was not explicitly mentioned in the law as being a criminal offense. The specific article dates back to 1936, and the maximum penalty was 5 years. There were 7 prosecutions in 1996 and 4 in 1997 under this law (Amnesty International 1999 Report on Armenia); and 4 in 1999.
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