AM — Armenia

Armenia is a landlocked country in the South Caucasus, at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe. Yerevan, the capital, is one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Armenia was the first country to adopt Christianity as a state religion in 301 AD. The Armenian Dram (AMD) uses the ֏ symbol. For developers, the AM country code maps to the hy-AM locale for Armenian, which uses the unique Armenian alphabet created in 405 AD. The .am domain has been hugely popular in the music industry because of its resemblance to the AM radio band abbreviation. The +374 dialing code serves Armenia. Armenian script requires specific Unicode range support (U+0530–U+058F), and the Armenian alphabet's unique sorting order must be handled correctly. Armenia has a vibrant tech sector, particularly in Yerevan, with companies like PicsArt having Armenian origins. The large Armenian diaspora makes hy-AM locale support important globally.