A: Armenia lies on the geographical coordinates of 40° 0' 0" N, 45° 0' 0" E.

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Armenia - Ancient but cheap to live

Armenia is one of the oldest civilizations of the world. This nation has seen constant conquests with the worst from Turkey killing millions of Armenians. Most of them were forced to migrate to regions like Syria and Mesopotamia. After World War I, the Russians took over the Armenian territory until the downfall happened in 1991.

The country still faces a lot of territorial disputes with Azerbaijan and there is also internal political strife that has been tearing the nation apart with constant protests. Corruption has stalled the progress of socio-economic development.

In spite of these problems that exist on the surface, the people deep down are very hospitable and warm. Life in Armenia is extremely cheap and the cost of living is very low. Especially, if one tries to move away from the main city Yerevan, it gets cheaper, all the more.

Some even say that one can easily spend a living for less than $40 per month. This is a great place for tourists and many foreigners can even get 10-year visas for about $350. Food is easily available for low-cost as well.

The small city capital of Yerevan is well connected with low cost transport such buses, trolleys, trains and vans. There are also well-built subways.

Armenia under Russia found a lot of support to preserve their ancient cultural heritage of music, arts and many other forms of creative expression. The artists from Armenia are renowned all over the world. They continue to display their talents of sculpting, wood carving, jeweler etc.

The artisans even sell their expert handmade crafts.

Even the healthcare is pretty advanced and was free until sometime. The medicines have got very expensive in Armenia.

The inflation in Armenia has always been a big problem. They have been making slow progress to recover but still a lot of hard work needs to be done.