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I agree, Armenia should be a fertile homeland, that flourishes economically. Unfortunately, it's a landlocked country, which borders hostile neighbors: Turkey, and Azerbaijan. The economic lifeline through Georgia does well, but it can get rather difficult to manage. Only Iran provides an enthusiastic uninhibited friendship, on Armenia's borders. After the destruction of the Western Armenian Homeland (a century ago), and much of its eastern resources in Azerbaijan, as well, the indigenous resources of the homeland have been seriously compromised. It's kind of like what would happen if the USA granted independence and sovereignty to the Indian Reservations, but then promptly imposed an economic embargo against those people.
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