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Armenia, officially the First Republic of Armenia, is a Unitary Presidential [[Democracy|Republic]] in the South Caucasus. It borders Turkey to the west, Georgia and Phoenicia to the Northwest, Israel to the South and Southeast, and Kushan/Persia to the East. The capital of Armenia is Shushi, while the oldest city is Stepanakert. The largest city by population is Abraq, acquired during the collapse of the Crusader States. Armenia currently has 10 towns, 7 being in the Armenian homeland, while the other 3 are considered colonies. The people of Armenia elect a new government every 2 months, with the President and National Assembly being up for election. Armenia is active in regional and global politics, as a member of the Levantine Pact and the Organization of Free Nations.

Before the current Armenian towns were founded, the South Caucasus was sparsely populated. The region was mainly settled by Turks who may or may not have actually been affiliated with Turkey, and by colonies of Khazar. Three important ancient towns that have since fallen into ruin were Kars, lead by Turks, which was built atop an even more ancient settlement about which little to no information is known, Yerevan, also run by Turks, and Bunditown, which was lead by a Khazar citizen who the town is named after. All three towns were long gone by the time the Armenians arrived at the region, but there are many ruins still left by those towns which have been largely preserved by the Armenian settlers. The ruins of Kars are now owned by the Armenian town of Alexandropol, while the ruins of Bunditown make up very important parts of the Armenian capital, Shushi. The ruins of Yerevan were demolished by Turkey when the new town going by the same name was created. In New Orthinian tradition, the ruins which predated Kars are the legendary city of Old Orthinia, the fabled homeland of the Orthinians.

From there, Armenianrus and ironswordaiden9 moved East and created the town of Stepanakert using the gold that Turkey had given them. They expanded this town, and the other Armenians soon moved in. Wanting a second Armenian town, lovelyfurball left Stepanakert and went further east to form Shushi. Lumberjackie25 would move to Shushi with him, and the 2 towns would develop side by side. In this time, Armenia first began to talk with other nations. The nation with the most interest in Armenia was Kurdistan, who was also at war with Turkey and saw Armenia as a potential ally. The Armenian towns would attempt to temporarily join Kurdistan, but when they realized that the nation of Kurdistan was closed, they decided to instead join Phoenicia. Phoenicia was a close ally to Kurdistan, and the leader of Phoenicia, Ave2k, would quickly become friends with the Armenians, particularly Lumberjackie25. Armenianrus, who had left the Soviet Union to help create Armenia, helped Armenia gain connections to the Soviet Union. Armenianrus would even petition the other Armenians to have Armenia because an SSR within the Soviet Union, but the others refused, wishing Armenia to be independent. Armenianrus also had connections to Bulgaria, which would reach out to the Armenians. There were also talks with Silesia, but Silesia quickly lost interest in Armenia.

Armenia would continue to grow in population and create new towns even though they still hadn't made an actual nation. The towns of Alexandropol and Musclemen would be created, while the town of Shiraz in Iran would be bought from the former mayor of Sevan. By the time the in-game nation was founded, Armenia already had 6 towns within it. Lovelyfurball would begin grinding in order to form the in-game nation in April. Also in April, Armenia became large enough for the first Armenian elections to be held. All residents of Armenian towns as well as foreigners who requested dual citizenship would be allowed to vote. Lovelyfurball would be elected President, while Armenianrus, Ave2k, and Not_moyboy would be elected to the National Assembly. The elections signified a new era for Armenia, and thanks in part to a donation by Cascadia, the in-game nation would be founded on April 30th, 2023. Almost immediately after the nation was founded, Armenia would join the Levantine Pact with it's longtime allies Phoenicia and Kurdistan, as well as Israel and Egypt, and also joined the Organization of Free Nations with Cascadia, the North Sea Republic, and the Midwest Union. Soon after the nation was created, the war with Azerbaijan would officially end as the Azerbaijani leader would sell Ganja, capital of Azerbaijan, to Turkey. In the months following this most other Azerbaijani towns would fall into ruin. Another Armenian town would also be created in this time, with Martuni being founded.

After being founded Armenia entered a period of fast expansion. During his tenure as President, the number of towns in Armenia went from 6 to 10, and the population of Shushi ballooned from 12 to 20. The Constitution of Armenia would be ratified, as well as the Law book. Armenia further integrated into the region, developing closer ties with Phoenicia (now known in-game as Syria) and Israel. However, Armenia would lose touch with Bulgaria, and the Soviet Union would collapse. Armenia would also join Kings League during this time, which was a football league. Football would go on to become massive in Armenia, with almost every Armenian joining AFC Armenia in Kings League, and a massive stadium being constructed in the capital.