Map of United/Greater Armenia. An irredentist fantasy, but does accurately display the extent of settlement before the Armenian genocide. The United Armenia map is prominently displayed at the entrance of the Republic Square metro station in Yerevan. 
United Armenia is a fantasy because outside of Armenia itself, Nagorno-Karabakh, and the Samtskhe–Javakheti province of Georgia, there aren't any Armenians left. The Armenian Genocide in Turkey and the anti-Armenian pogroms in Azerbaijan in the 80's and 90's drove them all out.
Moreover, the Armenians are outnumbered. A century ago, the Turkish population was about 13 million, the Armenian population 3 million. Now, there are 80 million Turks and still only about 3 million Armenians. Even if you factor in the diaspora, you get to maybe 5 million.
Then add in the Azeri numbers. In 1990, Azerbaijan had a population of about 7 million. Now, they have a population of 10 million.
The Armenians aren't exaggerating when they say this is a war for their very survival, given how badly the demographics are tilted against them.
The Armenians aren't exaggerating when they say this is a war for their very survival, given how badly the demographics are tilted against them.
The Turks' relationship with the Armenians recalls an old joke about the English and the Irish:
IRISHMAN: Why do you hate us so much?
ENGLISHMAN: You swine, we will NEVER forgive you for what we did to you.
The Azeris are proxies for a new Armenian Genocide.
IRISHMAN: Why do you hate us so much?
ENGLISHMAN: You swine, we will NEVER forgive you for what we did to you.
The Azeris are proxies for a new Armenian Genocide.
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