Armenia

After having its independence recognised in 1991 with the breaking up of the Soviet Union, land in Armenia was quickly privatised. Despite a significant movement of the population to the countryside, as the country initially suffered from a reduced industrial output, the urban population of Armenia remains around 63% of the national total, with more than half of this urban population living in the capital Yerevan. There is continued territorial conflict with Azerbaijan over competing claims for the Nagorno–Karabakh region.