Shirak
Area: 2,680 km²
Population: 231,400 (2020)
Capital: Gyumri
Unemployment: 24 %
Per Capita GDP: 1,168,230 AMD
GDP change 2015-2017: -3.9%
AUA Offices
AUA Open Education Gyumri
Office hours: 11:00-17:00
Address: 1 Gayi St.
Phone: 095 926 917
Email: [email protected]
REALITY LABS
Agriculture and biodiversity, wine making, hospitality and tourism.
PROVINCE PROFILE
INDUSTRIES: Carpet manufacturing and wood processing, wine and food processing factories and mineral water production.
NGO: 83
EDUCATION: 81 schools
NATURAL RESOURCES: Mineral water, fruits and wood.
DESTINATIONS: Dilijan, Achajur, Gosh, Teghut, Yenokavan, Lake Parz and Dilijan National Park.
SWOT
STRENGTHS: Tourism & forest biodiversity.
WEAKNESS: No use of natural resources and no skilled labor.
OPPORTUNITIES: Winemaking, tourism, hospitality and forest utilization.
THREATS: Huge apathy and disproportional development of villages.