Armenia operates on Armenia Time (AMT), which is 4 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+4). The entire country follows a single timezone and does not observe daylight saving time (discontinued in 2012).
Major cities including Yerevan, Gyumri, Vanadzor, and Vagharshapat all follow AMT. Armenia shares its timezone with Georgia, Azerbaijan, the UAE, and Oman.
Armenia was the first country to adopt Christianity as a state religion in 301 AD. Mount Ararat, though now in Turkey, is a national symbol of Armenia and appears on its coat of arms. Armenia has one of the oldest brandy-making traditions in the world—Winston Churchill was famously a fan of Armenian brandy. Chess is a mandatory school subject in Armenia.