About Mongolia  Area: 1,564,100 km2
Population: 2,533,100
Capital: Ulaanbaatar 928,500
President: Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj
Religion: Tibetan Buddhist, Muslim
Life Expectancy: 61 years
GEOGRAPHY
Mongolia is situated, Central Asian nation bounded by Russia and China. It has a total area of 1,564,100sq. km . The capital and largest city is Ulaanbaatar. Mongolia is an arid plateau region with mountains in the north and the Gobi dominates west, its center and southeast. Temperatures are very cold in winter and warm to hot in summer. Annual rainfall seldom exceeds 3 80 mm (15 in) in the mountains and 125 mm (5 in) in the desert. Mongolia's primary resources are its stock-raising prairies, its fur trade, and its mostly unexploited minerals.
PEOPLE
The population of Mongolia (2004 estimate) is 2,533,100, 95 percent of whom are Khalkha Mongols. Other groups are Buryat Mongols and Kazaks. Many people speak Mongolian, an Altaic language, although Russian was formerly taught in the schools. |
