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ACD Country Profile |
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Mongolia |
General
Profile
Location: Northern Asia, between China
and Russia Area: 1,564,116 sq km. Climate: desert;
continental (large daily and seasonal temperature
ranges) Terrain: vast semidesert and desert plains,
grassy steppe, mountains in west and southwest; Gobi
Desert in south-central Capital: Ulaanbaatar
Administrative divisions: 21 provinces (aymguud) and 1
municipality (hot); Arhangay, Bayanhongor, Bayan-Olgiy,
Bulgan, Darhan Uul, Dornod, Dornogovi, Dundgovi,
Dzavhan, Govi-Altay, Govi-Sumber, Hentiy, Hovd, Hovsgol,
Omnogovi, Orhon, Ovorhangay, Selenge, Suhbaatar, Tov,
Ulaanbaatar, Uvs Population: 2,791,272 (2005 est.)
Ethnic groups: Mongol (mostly Khalkha) 94.9%, Turkic
(mostly Kazakh) 5%, other 0.1% Nationality: noun:
Mongolian(s) adjective: Mongolian Languages: Khalkha
Mongol 90%, Turkic, Russian Religions: Buddhist Lamaist
50%, no affiliation 40%, Shamanist and Christian 6%,
Muslim 4% Literacy: 97.8% |
Political
Profile
Government type: mixed
parliamentary/presidential Executive branch: • chief of
state: President Nambaryn ENKHBAYAR (since June 2005) •
head of government: Prime Minister Tsakhi ELBEGDORJ
(since August 2004); Deputy Prime Minister Chultem ULAAN
(since September 2004) • cabinet: Cabinet appointed by
the State Great Hural (parliament) in consultation with
the president • elections: Presidential candidates
nominated by political parties represented in State
Great Hural and elected by popular vote for a four-year
term National Holiday: 11 July (1921) ACD Member: ACD
Member since 2004 Prime Mover (PM) on Working Group:
None Co-Prime Mover on Working Group: None Mongolia
government official web site: www.open-government.mn
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Economical
Profile
Currency (code): togrog/tugrik (MNT)
GDP: $6.01 billion (2005 est.) GDP per capita: $2,200
(2005 est.) Exports - commodities: copper, apparel,
livestock, animal products, cashmere, wool, hides,
fluorspar, other nonferrous metals Exports - partners:
China , US , UK Imports - commodities: machinery and
equipment, fuel, cars, food products, industrial
consumer goods, chemicals, building materials, sugar,
tea Imports - partners: Russia , China , Japan , South
Korea , US Agriculture - products: wheat, barley,
vegetables, forage crops, sheep, goats, cattle, camels,
horses Industries: construction and construction
materials; mining (coal, copper, molybdenum, fluorspar,
and goal); oil; food and beverages; processing of animal
products, cashmere and natural fiber manufacturing
Source: The World Fact Book 2005
(www.cia.gov) | |
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