Armenian Erotic

Armenians comprise approximately 98% of the Armenian population per the 2011 Census — about 2.96M+ in Armenia, plus the substantial global Armenian diaspora (~7-8M+ across Russia ~2.5M+, the United States ~1.5M+, France ~700,000+, Lebanon ~150,000+, Iran ~150,000+, plus communities globally — the broader global Armenian diaspora substantially exceeds the population of Armenia itself, reflecting the post-1915 Armenian Genocide diaspora and continuing emigration). The Armenian ethnogenesis traces to the Indigenous populations of the Armenian Highlands plus Indo-European migration ~1000 BCE, with continuous ethnic identity from approximately the 7th c. BCE through the contemporary period. The Armenian language is a distinct branch of the Indo-European family with its own Armenian script (developed by Mesrop Mashtots in 405 CE). Armenia was the first state to adopt Christianity as the state religion (301 CE), and the Armenian Apostolic Church remains central to Armenian identity. The 1915 Armenian Genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire killed approximately 1.5 million Armenians and produced the substantial post-genocide diaspora.