Country (long form) |
none |
Capital |
Ulaanbaatar |
Total Area |
604,249.88 sq mi 1,565,000.00 sq km (slightly smaller than Alaska) |
Population |
2,654,999 (July 2001 est.) |
Estimated Population in 2050 |
4,181,249 |
Languages |
Khalkha Mongol 90%, Turkic, Russian (1999) |
Literacy |
97% total, 98% male, 97.5% female (2000) |
Religions |
Tibetan Buddhist Lamaism 96%, Muslim (primarily in the southwest), Shamanism, and Christian 4% (1998) |
Life Expectancy |
62.14 male, 66.5 female (2001 est.) |
Government Type |
parliamentary |
Currency |
1 tughrik (Tug) = 100 mongos |
GDP (per capita) |
$1,780 (2000 est.) |
Industry |
construction materials, mining (particularly coal and copper); food and beverages, processing of animal products |
Agriculture |
wheat, barley, potatoes, forage crops; sheep, goats, cattle, camels, horses |
Arable Land |
5.7% |
Natural Resources |
oil, coal, copper, molybdenum, tungsten, phosphates, tin, nickel, zinc, wolfram, fluorspar, gold, silver, iron |
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