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Country
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Mongolia |
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Leader
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President: Idriss Deby
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President: Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj
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Population
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10,975,648
| 3,179,997
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Life Expectancy
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48.690 years
| 68.630 years
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Capital City
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| Ulaanbaatar
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Largest city
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| N'Djamena (population: 721,081) | Ulaanbaatar (population: 844,818) |
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Human Development Index
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0.389
| 0.72
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| GDP per capita |
| $4,800 US
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Literacy Rate
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25.7%
| 97.8%
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Corruption Perception Index
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1.6
| 3
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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5.2%
| 4.2%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
| 9.900%
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Death Penalty
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Legal
| Legal
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Political System
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republic
| mixed parliamentary/presidential
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Independence date
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| 11 July 1921 (from China)
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| Religions |
Muslim 53.1%, Catholic 20.1%, Protestant 14.2%, animist 7.3%, other 0.5%, unknown 1.7%, atheist 3.1% (1993 census)
| Buddhist Lamaist 50%, Shamanist and Christian 6%, Muslim 4%, none 40% (2004)
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| Languages |
French (official), Arabic (official), Sara (in south), more than 120 different languages and dialects
| Khalkha Mongol 90%, Turkic, Russian (1999)
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| Exports |
| copper, apparel, livestock, animal products, cashmere, wool, hides, fluorspar, other nonferrous metals
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| External Debt |
| $1,900,000,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
| togrog/tugriks (MNT) per US dollar - 1,170 (2007), 1,165 (2006), 1,205 (2005), 1,185.3 (2004), 1,146.5 (2003)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
| 1.400%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 4
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| Location |
Central Africa, south of Libya
| Northern Asia, between China and Russia
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| Area |
1,284,000 km sq
| 1,564,116 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 0 km
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| Climate |
tropical in south, desert in north
| desert; continental (large daily and seasonal temperature ranges)
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