togrog/tugriks (MNT) per US dollar - 1,170 (2007), 1,165 (2006), 1,205 (2005), 1,185.3 (2004), 1,146.5 (2003)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.400%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
4
Location
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone
Northern Asia, between China and Russia
Area
245,857 km sq
1,564,116 km sq
Coastline
320 km
0 km
Climate
generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds
desert; continental (large daily and seasonal temperature ranges)