Karabakh Republic

Republic of Artsakh Արցախի Հանրապետություն Artsakhi Hanrapetut'yun (Armenian)
Disputed Recognized by 3 non-UN member states
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Anthem: Ազատ ու Անկախ Արցախ (Armenian) Azat u Ankakh Artsakh (transliteration) Free and Independent Artsakh

Status	Disputed Recognized by 3 non-UN member states
Capital and largest city	Stepanakert 39°52′N 46°43′E / 39.867°N 46.717°E / 39.867; 46.717
Official languages	Armenian^a
Government	Unitary presidential republic

• President^b	Bako Sahakyan
• President of the National Assembly	Ashot Ghulian

Legislature	National Assembly
Independence from the Soviet Union

• Declaration	2 September 1991
• Recognition	3 non-UN members

Area
• Total	11,458 km² (4,424 sq mi)
Population
• 2015 census	150,932
GDP (PPP)	2010 estimate
• Total	$1.6 billion (n/a)
• Per capita	$3,657 (2015 est.) (n/a)
Currency	Artsakh dram Armenian dram (AMD)
Time zone	AMT (UTC+4)
• Summer (DST)	Not observed (UTC+4)
Drives on the	right
Calling code	+374 47^c
ISO 3166 code	AM
Internet TLD	.am, .հայ
The constitution guarantees "the free use of other languages spread among the population". Head of state and head of government, after the post of prime minister was abolished following a constitutional referendum. +374 97 for mobile phones.

The Republic of Artsakh (Armenian: Արցախի Հանրապետություն Arts'akhi Hanrapetut'yun), or simply Artsakh (/ɑːrtsɑːk/), commonly known by its former name of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (/nəˌɡɔːrnoʊ kɑːrəˈbɑːk/) between 1991 and 2017, is a state with limited recognition in the South Caucasus; it is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan. The region is populated mostly by Armenians and the primary spoken language is Armenian. Artsakh controls most of the territory of the former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast and some of the surrounding area, giving it a border with Armenia to the west and Iran to the south. Its capital is Stepanakert.

The predominantly Armenian-populated region of Nagorno-Karabakh was claimed by both the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and the First Republic of Armenia when both countries became independent in 1918 after the fall of the Russian Empire, and a brief war over Nagorno-Karabakh broke out in 1920. The dispute was largely shelved after the Soviet Union established control over the area and created the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (NKAO) within the Azerbaijan SSR in 1923. During the fall of the Soviet Union, the region re-emerged as a source of dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan. In 1991, a referendum held in the NKAO and the neighbouring Shahumian region resulted in a declaration of independence based on its right of self-determination. Large-scale ethnic conflict led to the 1991–1994 Nagorno-Karabakh War, which ended with a ceasefire that left the current borders.

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