Armenian Passports are issued to Armenian citizens to travel outside of Armenia

Armenia

Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...

. It is also used as proof of identity within the country.

Physical appearance

An ordinary Armenian passport is dark blue, with Armenian coat of arms

Coat of arms

A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...

 emblazoned in gold in the center of the front cover. Words "Republic of Armenia" and "Passport" on Armenian

Armenian language

The Armenian language is an Indo-European language spoken by the Armenian people. It is the official language of the Republic of Armenia as well as in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The language is also widely spoken by Armenian communities in the Armenian diaspora...

 and English

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

 languages also appears on front cover. The passport is valid for 10 years from the time of issue, with further possibility to extend the validity for additional 5 years. It contains 32 pages for special notes and visas, and information about its holder in both Armenian and English languages.

From the 1st quarter of 2012, two new ID-documents will replace ordinary passports of Armenian citizens. One of the documents – ID card, will be used locally within the country, and the second document – biometric passport

Biometric passport

A biometric passport, also known as an e-passport or ePassport, is a combined paper and electronic passport that contains biometric information that can be used to authenticate the identity of travelers...

, will be used for traveling abroad. Electronic chip of biometric passport will contain digital images of fingerprints and photo of passport holder. http://www.plusworld.org/daily/page1_3156.php http://news.barev.net/society/16123-U-grazhdan-Armenii-mogut-byt-dva-vida-pasportov.html http://biometrics.ru/document.asp?group_id=65&nItemID=4793&sSID=3.64 http://biometrics.ru/document.asp?group_id=65&nItemID=5274&sSID=3.64

Identity information page

Armenian Passport includes the following data:

• Photo of Passport Holder
• Type (P)
• Country Code (ARM)
• Passport No.
• Surname (1)
• Given Names (2)
• Nationality (3)
• Date of Birth (4)
• Sex (5)
• Country of Birth (6)
• Date of Issue (7)
• Date of Expiry (8)
• Issuing Authority code (9)