Armenia or the official name is The Republic of Armenia is a landlocked country south of the Caucasus. (Transcaucasus) has a border with Turkey to the west Contact with north Georgia Contact with Azerbaijan in the east And in the south, contact with Iran and Nakee Chewan Autonomous State (A separate part of Azerbaijan) Armenia is a member state of the Council of Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States. Armenia had been part of the Soviet Union. The political system of Armenia is a democratic republic with the president as head. Lawmakers is the only council system, the National Council has elected parliamentarians every 4 years. There are 131 seats divided into one-mandate electoral districts, 75 seats and 56 party lists.