Armenia
geographical name
Ar·me·nia är-ˈmē-nē-ə 
-nyə
1
or biblical Minni
ˈmi-ˌnī
former kingdom of western Asia in a mountainous region southeast of the Black Sea and southwest of the Caspian Sea; area now divided between Armenia, Turkey, and Iran 2
landlocked independent country of western Asia; a constituent republic ( Armenian Republic ) of the Soviet Union 1936–91; capital Yerevan area 11,484 square miles (29,743 square kilometers), population 3,038,000