Mongolia
Facts
Area:
Total: 971,942 sq miles
Climate:
Desert; continental (large daily and seasonal temperature ranges)
Elevation Extremes:
Lowest point: Hoh Nuur 1699 ft
Highest point: Nayramadlin Orgil (Huyten Orgil) 14,346 ft
Population:
2,832,224
Ethnic Groups:
Mongol (mostly Khalkha) 94.9%, Turkic (mostly Kazakh) 5%, other (including Chinese and Russian) 0.1% (2000)
Religions:
Buddhist Lamaist 50%, none 40%, Shamanist and Christian 6%, Muslim 4%
Languages:
Khalkha Mongol 90%, Turkic, Russian
Country name
Conventional long form: none
Conventional short form: Mongolia
Local long form: none
Local short form: Mongol Uls
Former: Outer Mongolia
Government type:
Mixed parliamentary/presidential
Capital:
Ulaanbaatar
Independence:
11 July 1921 (from China)
GDP - per capita (PPP):
$1,900 (2005 est.)
Currency:
Mongolian togrog/tugrik (MNT)
Time Zone:
GMT +8 hours
Country Dialing Code:
+976
Electricity:
230V 50HzHz