Mongolia: Introduction

Capital: Ulaan Baatar

Population

Total Population: 2,756,001

Natural Increase: 1.6%

Density: 2 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 57.5%

Ethnic Origins: Mongol (mostly Khalkha) 94.9%, Turkic (mostly Kazakh) 5%, other (including Chinese and Russian) 0.1%.

Official Language: Mongolian

Other Languages Spoken: Kalmyk-Oirat, Buriat, Chinese, Kazakh, Tuvin.

Business Language(s): English

Religion: Buddhist Lamaist 50%, Shamanist and Christian 6%, Muslim 4%, Others 40%.

Literacy Rate: 97.8%

Local Time:

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National Currency: Mongolian Tugrik (MNT)

Country Overview

Area: 1,564,120 km²

Type of State: Parliamentary Democratic Republic.

Type of Economy: Low-income economy.
The mining sector and the textile industry play the greatest part.

HDI*: 0.622/1

HDI (World Rank): 100/169

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

F° | C°

7°

Low: -2° | High: 9°

Humidity: 27% | Wind: 2 km/h
Sunrise: 5:06 am | Sunset: 8:32 pm

Ulan Bator, Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To Make a Call From Mongolia, Dial 00
To Make a Call to Mongolia, Dial +976

Internet Suffix: .mn

Computers: 13.9 per 100 Inhabitants

Telephone Lines: 6.2 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 12.3 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 65% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Imports of Goods (million USD)	2,117	3,616	2,131	3,278	6,527
Exports of Goods (million USD)	1,889	2,539	1,903	2,899	4,780
Imports of Services (million USD)	456	598	545	760	1,777
Exports of Services (million USD)	575	497	412	483	610

Source: WTO - World Trade Organization - Last Available Data.

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